J. Christopher Giancarlo

J. Christopher (“Chris”) Giancarlo is a Senior Advisor at Baton Systems. He is the former and 13th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Giancarlo was first nominated as a CFTC Commissioner by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed in June 2014. He was subsequently nominated as CFTC Chairman by President Donald Trump and again unanimously confirmed in August 2017. He departed the CFTC in July 2019 following the expiration of his five-year term.

Giancarlo is Senior Counsel to the international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He is also a co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project to advance the consideration of a U.S. central bank digital currency. In addition, Giancarlo serves as Chairman of the Board of Common Securitization Solutions LLC, a joint venture between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and on the Advisory Board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. Giancarlo also serves as an independent director of the American Financial Exchange, the sponsor of Ameribor and Ameribor Futures.