Hester Peirce

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  Hester Maria Peirce

• Gender

  Female

• Occupation

  Lawyer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1970-01-01

• Previous Role

  Counsel to Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, SEC

• Education (BA)

  Case Western Reserve University

• Education (JD)

  Yale University

• Current Position

  Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Political Affiliation

  Republican Party

Timeline

• Born. (Source: Wikidata)

  1970-01-01

• Joined Mercatus Center as a senior research fellow and director of the Financial Markets Working Group. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2012-01-01

• Nominated by President Barack Obama for Commissioner on the SEC, but the United States Senate did not act on her nomination. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-01-01

• Confirmed by the United States Senate to fill a Republican vacancy on the SEC. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-12-01

• Sworn in as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a term ending in 2020. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-01-11

• Departed Mercatus Center to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2018-01-01

• First term as SEC Commissioner concluded. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-01-01

• Announced initial crypto assets priorities of the SEC's newly established Crypto Task Force. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2025-02-04

• Delivered remarks titled 'New Paradigm: Remarks at SEC Speaks'. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2025-05-19

• Issued a statement titled 'Enchanting, but Not Magical: A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities'. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2025-07-09

• Second term as SEC Commissioner is set to expire. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-12-31

• Plays a crucial role in establishing a clear market structure for crypto, including distinguishing between a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a managed Digital Asset Stockpile. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

Hester Peirce

Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Peirce was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2017 to fill a Republican vacancy on the SEC. She was sworn in on January 11, 2018, for a term ending in 2020, and her second term expires in 2025. Peirce is a former staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and of the SEC. In 2016, she was nominated by President Barack Obama for Commissioner on the SEC, but the United States Senate did not act on her nomination.

Web Search Results

• Hester Peirce - Wikipedia

  Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Peirce was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2017 to fill a Republican "Republican Party (United States)") vacancy on the SEC. She was sworn in on January 11, 2018, for a term ending in 2020, and her second term expires in 2025. Peirce is a [...] Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia ## Contents # Hester Peirce | Hester Peirce | | | --- | --- | | | | | | | | Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission | | | Incumbent | | | Assumed office January 11, 2018 | | | President | Donald Trump Joe Biden | | Preceded by | Luis A. Aguilar | | | | | Personal details | | | Political party | Republican "Republican Party (United States)") | | Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) Yale University (JD) | | | | [...] Between 2012 and 2017, Peirce was a senior research fellow and the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University where she also teaches as an adjunct professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School. Peirce is a member of the Federalist Society. ### U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

• Hester Peirce | Mercatus Center

  Hester Peirce was a senior research fellow from 2012-2018. She departed Mercatus to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Before joining Mercatus, Peirce served on Senator Richard Shelby’s staff on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. In that position, she worked on financial regulatory reform following the financial crisis of 2008 as well as oversight of the regulatory implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. [...] Peirce served at the Securities and Exchange Commission as a staff attorney and as counsel to Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. Before that, she clerked for Judge Roger B. Andewelt on the Court of Federal Claims and was an associate at a Washington, DC law firm. Hester Peirce earned her BA in economics from Case Western Reserve University and her JD from Yale Law School. ## Latest Work ### Finance Is in the midst of a Regulatory Reform Quilting Bee [...] ## More from Mercatus # Hester Peirce

• Engage With the U.S. SEC's Crypto Task Force and Shape the ...

  issued a statement inviting public input on a wide range of issues related to crypto assets and blockchain technology (the Statement). Although the Statement was issued by Commissioner Peirce in her individual capacity and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or other Commissioners, it resembles a concept release in its scope and format, inviting public input on a wide range of issues concerning crypto assets and blockchain technology. [...] The Statement reflects the work of the SEC’s newly established Crypto Task Force and follows Commissioner Peirce’s announcement on February 4, 2025, where she provided a first glimpse into the Task Force’s initial crypto assets priorities.1 The Statement delves deeper into specific regulatory challenges, proposing a crypto asset taxonomy and posing questions about the security status of crypto assets, public offerings, registered investment vehicles, custody, trading, tokenization, and sandbox [...] This appears to be an important opportunity to participate in the Task Force’s work and to contribute to the SEC's understanding of the needs of crypto market participants. However, the window of opportunity may be limited, as Peirce encouraged the public to “act promptly,” as the Task Force is expediting its efforts to establish and implement new regulations. Although the Task Force will accept input at any time, Peirce explained, “the earlier we receive your input the more likely it is to

• New Paradigm: Remarks at SEC Speaks

  1. Home 2. Newsroom 3. Speeches and Statements 4. New Paradigm: Remarks at SEC Speaks Speech New Paradigm: Remarks at SEC Speaks =================================== Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Washington D.C. May 19, 2025 Thank you. Welcome to SEC Speaks. Before I begin, I would like to remind you that my views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessarily those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners. [...] ( Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, _Token Safe Harbor Proposal 2.0_, Apr. 13, 2021, _available at_ [...] ( Chairman Paul S. Atkins, _Keynote Address at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Tokenization_, May 12, 2025, _available at_ ( Crypto Task Force Roundtables (last updated May 15, 2025), _available at_ ( Crypto Task Force Written Input (last accessed May 18, 2025), _available at_ ( Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, _There Must Be Some Way Out of Here_, Feb. 21, 2025, _available at_ ( Crypto Task Force Meetings (last updated May 16, 2025), _available at_

• A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities - SEC.gov

  1. Home 2. Newsroom 3. Speeches and Statements 4. Enchanting, but Not Magical: A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities Statement Enchanting, but Not Magical: A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities ========================================================================== Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Washington D.C. July 9, 2025 [...] Published Time: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:36 GMT SEC.gov | Enchanting, but Not Magical: A Statement on the Tokenization of Securities =============== Skip to search fieldSkip to main content Image 1: U.S. flag An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Here’s how you know Image 2: Dot gov Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Image 3: Https Secure .gov websites use HTTPS [...] Newsroom | Investors Small Businesses Whistleblowers Newsroom | Investors Small Businesses Whistleblowers Search SEC.gov & EDGAR Search More in this Section -------------------- Newsroom Press Releases Speeches & Statements Meetings & Events SEC Videos Social Media Directory What's New Newsroom Press Releases Speeches & Statements Meetings & Events SEC Videos Social Media Directory What's New

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• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  Case Western Reserve University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  1/1/1970

Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Peirce was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2017 to fill a Republican vacancy on the SEC. She was sworn in on January 11, 2018, for a term ending in 2020, and her second term expires in 2025. Peirce is a former staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and of the SEC. In 2016, she was nominated by President Barack Obama for Commissioner on the SEC, but the United States Senate did not act on her nomination.