Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham is expected to resign once Brian Quintenz is confirmed, deepening the agency’s leadership vacuum amid regulatory transition

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June 10, 2025

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Acting Chairman Caroline Pham and Commissioner Kristin Johnson — are planning their exits.

Acting Chair Caroline Pham is also expected to exit once Quintenz is confirmed, leaving the agency at a pivotal moment with both leadership structure and regulatory direction in transition.

Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, who said she's leaving when Quintenz starts work. The lone Democrat, Kristen Johnson, said she'll depart "later this year," leaving some uncertainty about her timing.

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Week 24 of 2025