Gary Gensler

Professor of the Practice, Global Economics and Management, and Professor of the Practice, Finance, Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Gary Gensler is Professor of the Practice, Global Economics and Management, and Professor of the Practice, Finance, at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Professor Gensler previously served as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2021–2025), Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2009–2014), Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance (1999–2001), and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1997–1999). He also was Chair of the Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Commission (2017-2019) and Senior Advisor to Senator Paul Sarbanes (2002). Earlier, Gensler worked at Goldman Sachs for 18 years, where he became a partner. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, finance, and economic policy.