Awards & Recognition
★Alexander Hamilton Award (Treasury Department's highest honor)
★Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
★Freedom of the City of London for strengthening US-UK financial regulatory relations
★Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
★Fellow of the American Law Institute
★Finance Leaders Fellowship of the Aspen Institute (2021 Class)
★Member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network
Notable Facts
→14th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2019-2021)
→Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Markets and Development
→Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas (2007-2008)
→Associate White House Counsel (2008-2009)
→Former Chief Legal Officer at Citadel Securities
→President of Circle Internet Group (major stablecoin company)
→Led CFTC during historic period with 41 final rules and record 113 enforcement actions
→DPhil from Oxford University as Thouron Scholar
→CPA and CFA charterholder
→First in his family to attend university