Key Post Filled: Steven Schoenfeld Named Director of CFTC Division of Market Oversight

Steven Schoenfeld was named today Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight. Schoenfeld comes to the CFTC from Global Index Strategies, a consulting firm that specializes in benchmarks and financial product development, where he was president.

The CFTC is seeking to “modernize regulatory oversight of our critical markets,” according to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, “by lowering risk, promoting transparency and protecting market integrity.”