Gary Gensler, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has been picked to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President-elect Joe Biden.

The appointment was made official by the Biden transition team on Jan. 18 after being reported a week prior by multiple news outlets.

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