Caroline Pham Explained

Caroline D. Pham
Office:Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Term Start:April 14, 2022
President:Joe Biden
Education:University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
Predecessor:Dawn DeBerry Stump

Caroline D. Pham is an American attorney who serves as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Education

Pham earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.[1]

Career

From 2005 to 2008, Pham worked as an assistant at Sullivan & Cromwell. She was also a legal intern at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and a law clerk in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. She served as a judicial extern to former Chief Judge Loren A. Smith. From 2013 to 2014, she served as special counsel and policy advisor to CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia. Since 2014, she has worked in several positions at Citigroup.[2] [3]

In December 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Pham to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.[2] Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 2022,[4] and she was sworn in on April 14.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Interview with Caroline D. Pham. 2021-12-15. www.americanbar.org. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-12-15. President Biden Announces Key Nominees and an Appointee to Board and Commission Roles. 2021-12-15. The White House. en-US.
  3. Web site: Caroline D. Pham Citi. 2021-12-15. www.sifma.org.
  4. Web site: PN1656 - Nomination of Caroline D. Pham for Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . www.congress.gov . 28 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Chairman & Commissioners. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 2022-04-14.