Commissioner Mark Wetjen

CFTC Welcomes Commissioner Mark Wetjen

October 21, 2011 - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler congratulated Commissioner Wetjen on his confirmation by the US Senate:

“Working as a senior advisor for Majority Leader Harry Reid for many years, Mark was the Majority Leader’s point person in bringing the Dodd-Frank Act through the Senate. His experience and dedication to public service will be valuable to the Commission as we continue to finalize the critical reforms to bring transparency to markets and to lower risk. I look forward to working with him."

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Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen

Mark P. Wetjen was sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 25, 2011. Commissioner Wetjen brings to the agency seven years of experience working for the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, Senator Harry Reid, whom he advised on all financial-services-related matters, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Commissioner Wetjen worked closely with the relevant congressional committees on Title VII of the Act, which the CFTC is charged with implementing. Before his service in the U.S. Senate, Commissioner Wetjen was a lawyer in private practice and represented clients in a variety of litigation, transactional and regulatory matters.
Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Commissioner Wetjen received a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. He lives with his wife, Nicole, and son on Capitol Hill.