Episode #513 Advanced Preview: Interview with SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

Please note: This guest is booked for October 25, 2024

In this insightful episode of The Soul of Enterprise, Ron and Ed are joined by SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, famously dubbed “CryptoMom” for her forward-thinking views on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation. They’ll dive into her perspectives on a range of pivotal topics currently reshaping the financial landscape including PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board), particularly its oversight roles and evolving challenges in today’s regulatory environment, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting in financial markets and, of course, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, with Commissioner Peirce offering her thoughts on how the regulatory framework should evolve to encourage innovation while protecting investors. Join Ron and Ed for this fascinating and timely discussion with one of the SEC’s most outspoken and influential commissioners.

About Hester M. Peirce

Hester M. Peirce was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She was a Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where she advised Ranking Member Richard Shelby and other members of the Committee on securities issues. Commissioner Peirce served as counsel to SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. She also worked as a Staff Attorney in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. Commissioner Peirce was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) and clerked for Judge Roger Andewelt on the Court of Federal Claims. Commissioner Peirce earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Case Western Reserve University and her JD from Yale Law School.

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