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SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ to join law school, signaling end of time at regulator
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Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at a Virginia law school some 18 months after her term at the SEC expired, leaving another empty seat in the agency’s leadership.
Key facts
- She joined the SEC in January 2018, after her nomination by President Donald Trump and Senate confirmation in December 2017
- Since Trump took office in January 2025, the SEC has radically changed its approach to crypto regulation and enforcement
- Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as “Crypto Mom,” will join the Regent University — She was initially nominated by President Barack Obama for a Republican seat on the SEC in 2015, but the US Senate did not act on her nomination
Summary
Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as “Crypto Mom,” will join the Regent University School of Law as faculty. In a Tuesday notice from Regent University, the law school said that Peirce would join as an associate professor starting in November. She joined the SEC in January 2018, after her nomination by President Donald Trump and Senate confirmation in December 2017. Peirce is expected to help the law school bolster its academic focus in several areas, including federal litigation, securities regulation and digital assets, according to the university.