Mike Selig is named a lead contender to chair the CFTC. Who is he?

Posted On October 4, 2025

Mike Selig, chief counsel of the SEC’s cryptocurrency task force, is emerging as the frontrunner to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to Politico, Selig, a former partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and one-time law clerk to…