President Donald J. Trump has appointed a former fund manager, consultant and congressional policy adviser, to serve as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
In a statement, the White House said Brian Quintenz is to become commissioner to the independent US government agency that regulates futures and option markets.
Quintenz, who founded and was managing principal at Saeculum Capital Management LLC for three years ending in 2016, was nominated to serve the remainder of a five-year term ending on April 13, 2020, the statement said.