Paul Atkins

Extracted Attributes

• CEO

  Patomak Global Partners

• Member

  Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP (2009-2010)

• Education

  A.B. from Wofford College (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

• Occupation

  Businessman, Lawyer, Government Official

• Co-chairman

  Token Alliance

• Key Advocacy

  Reduced regulatory burdens, financial innovation, free-market principles, clear market structure for crypto, tokenization

• Current Position

  Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Previous Position

  Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Role at SEC (1990-1994)

  Chief of Staff and Counsellor to SEC Chairmen Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt

• Start Date as SEC Chair

  2025-04

• Term as SEC Commissioner

  2002-07-09 to 2008-08

• Former Chairman of the Board

  BATS Global Markets

Timeline

• Began serving on the staff of SEC Chairmen Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt as Chief of Staff and Counsellor, a role he held until 1994. (Source: web_search_results)

  1990-01-01

• Sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Source: web_search_results)

  2002-07-09

• Completed his term as an SEC Commissioner. (Source: web_search_results)

  2008-08-01

• Served as a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP until 2010. (Source: web_search_results)

  2009-01-01

• Joined a business forum assembled by President-elect Donald Trump to provide strategic and policy advice on economic issues. (Source: web_search_results)

  2016-12-01

• Sworn in as the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following his nomination by Donald Trump. (Source: wikipedia)

  2025-04-01

• Began advocating for tokenization as an innovation and emphasizing the development of a robust regulatory framework for the crypto sector, signaling a shift in SEC's approach. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-04-01

Paul S. Atkins

Paul S. Atkins is an American businessman who has served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since April 2025. Atkins also previously served as a commissioner at the SEC from 2002 to 2008. Known for advocating reduced regulatory burdens and promoting financial innovation, Atkins has been a vocal supporter of free-market principles in regulatory policy.

Web Search Results

• Paul Atkins | Patomak Global Partners

  Paul Atkins is CEO of Patomak Global Partners, leading client work for financial services firms regarding business strategy, regulatory compliance, and litigation support. Before founding Patomak, Mr. Atkins served from 2002-08 as SEC Commissioner and from 1990-94 as chief of staff and counsellor to SEC Chairmen Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt, respectively. He was a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP from 2009-10. In private practice, Mr. Atkins was a partner of [...] PricewaterhouseCoopers (previously, Coopers & Lybrand) and began his career as a lawyer in New York and Paris with Davis Polk & Wardwell. Mr. Atkins received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was Senior Student Writing Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review, and his A.B. from Wofford College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He is co-chairman of the Token Alliance and former chairman of the board of BATS Global Markets. [...] # Paul Atkins

• Paul S. Atkins - Wikipedia

  Paul S. Atkins is an American businessman who has served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since April 2025. Atkins also previously served as a commissioner at the SEC from 2002 to 2008. Known for advocating reduced regulatory burdens and promoting financial innovation, Atkins has been a vocal supporter of free-market principles in regulatory policy. ## Early life and education [...] Atkins was a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from July 9, 2002 until his term's completion in August 2008. He served with chairmen Harvey Pitt, William H. Donaldson, and Christopher Cox. In December 2016, Atkins joined a business forum assembled by President-elect Trump to provide strategic and policy advice on economic issues. Atkins was co-chair of the Token Alliance, a cryptocurrency advocacy group for the Chamber of Digital Commerce. [...] From 1990 to 1994, Atkins served on the staff of two former chairmen of the SEC, Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt. Under Chairman Breeden, he assisted in efforts to improve regulations regarding corporate governance, enhance shareholder communications, strengthen management accountability through proxy reform, and decrease barriers to entry for small businesses and middle market companies to the capital markets. Under Chairman Levitt, he was responsible for organizing the SEC's individual

• SEC Chair Paul Atkins Backs Tokenization, Marks Regulatory Shift ...

  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now sees tokenization as an “innovation” to be encouraged in the marketplace, according to Chair Paul Atkins, who pointed to a clear regulatory shift since former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure ended. “Tokenization is an innovation,” Atkins said in a CNBC interview on Wednesday. “And we at the SEC should be focused on how do we advance innovation in the marketplace.” [...] Atkins was sworn in as SEC chair in April after being nominated by US President Donald Trump on inauguration day. He has been widely recognized for his openness toward cryptocurrency and digital finance, as well as his emphasis on developing a robust regulatory framework for the sector. Atkins, like others, has recognized the importance of supporting the growing tokenization economy. [...] Cointelegraph # SEC ends ‘regulation through enforcement,’ calls tokenization 'innovation' In a media interview, Chair Paul Atkins pledged to empower businesses to innovate through tokenization. SEC ends ‘regulation through enforcement,’ calls tokenization 'innovation'

• SEC Chair Paul Atkins on the GENIUS Act, private equity in 401(k)s ...

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• Paul S. Atkins Sworn In as SEC Chairman

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