J. Christopher Giancarlo

J. Christopher Giancarlo
13th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
In office
August 3, 2017 – July 15, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTimothy Massad
Succeeded byHeath Tarbert
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
In office
June 16, 2014 – July 15, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJill E. Sommers
Succeeded byHeath Tarbert
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationSkidmore College
Vanderbilt University Law School

J. Christopher Giancarlo (born May 12, 1959) is an American attorney and former business executive who served as 13th chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Giancarlo was sworn in as a CFTC commissioner on June 16, 2014, for a term expiring on April 13, 2019. Starting on January 20, 2017, with President Donald Trump's inauguration, Giancarlo began serving as acting chair of the CFTC. In March 2017, the president nominated Giancarlo to be full-time chair of the commission. Giancarlo was confirmed as chairman of the commission by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.


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