J. Christopher Giancarlo
J. Christopher Giancarlo | |
|---|---|
| 13th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office August 3, 2017 – July 15, 2019 Acting: January 20, 2017 – August 3, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Timothy Massad |
| Succeeded by | Heath Tarbert |
| Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
| In office June 16, 2014 – July 15, 2019 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jill E. Sommers |
| Succeeded by | Heath Tarbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Skidmore College Vanderbilt University Law School |
James Christopher Giancarlo (born May 12, 1959) is an American attorney and former business executive who served as 13th chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Giancarlo was sworn in as a CFTC commissioner on June 16, 2014, for a term expiring on April 13, 2019. Starting on January 20, 2017, with President Donald Trump's inauguration, Giancarlo began serving as acting chair of the CFTC. In March 2017, the president nominated Giancarlo to be full-time chair of the commission. Giancarlo was confirmed as chairman of the commission by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017. During his time as CFTC Chairman, JC Giancarlo served as a member of the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Committee (FSOC), the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, and the Executive Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
Giancarlo is author of CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money, an account of his oversight of the world’s first regulated market for Bitcoin derivatives and the coming digital network transformation of financial services.