Mark P. Wetjen | |
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 Wetjen, c. 2014 | |
| Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office October 25, 2011 – August 28, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 50–51)[1] |
| Education | |
Mark P. Wetjen is an American lawyer. In 2011, he was nominated by Barack Obama to serve a five-year term as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He also served for five months as acting chairman of the CFTC upon the departure of his predecessor, Gary Gensler.[2]
He was the head of global policy at DTCC and CEO of MIAX Futures. He also was the head of policy and regulatory strategy at FTX US.[3][4] He was the top Washington adviser of Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX, until FTX filed for bankruptcy and entered receivership.[5]
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- ^ US, FTX. "Former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen Joins FTX US as Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy". www.prnewswire.com.
- ^ Melinek, Jacquelyn (July 4, 2022). "FTX policy exec says its 'priorities have not changed' amid market madness".
- ^ "Sam Bankman-Fried charmed Washington. Then his crypto empire imploded". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 17, 2023.