When did Gary Gensler leave as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair?

On January 20, 2025, after holding the role since April 17, 2021, from a primary source (sec.gov).

When did U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair last change?

The latest value on the record is Gary Gensler, dated April 17, 2021; before it the record holds Mary Jo White, dated April 10, 2013 and closed on January 20, 2017.

What was U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair before Gary Gensler?

Mary Jo White, valid from April 10, 2013 to January 20, 2017 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov).

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair

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As of November 13, 2026, the AsOf record names no chair for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Gary Gensler held the role from April 17, 2021 until January 20, 2025, from a primary source (sec.gov), and the record holds no successor yet.

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last chair: Gary GenslerApril 17, 2021 to January 20, 2025 · 2 sources

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Mary Jo White: chair Mary Jo White from 2013-04-10, claim clm_EC7232CFD3D0 and its sources (superseded) to 2017-01-20 · sec.gov +3	2013-04-10	2017-01-20	0.95	sec.gov +3
Gary Gensler: chair Gary Gensler from 2021-04-17, claim clm_A709831436B2 and its sources (superseded) to 2025-01-20 · sec.gov +1	2021-04-17	2025-01-20	0.95	sec.gov +1

What replaced what

1 replacement

Mary Jo White2013-04-10 to 2017-01-20→Gary Genslerfrom 2021-04-17

Questions this record answers

Who is U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair?: The record names none as of November 13, 2026. Gary Gensler held the role from April 17, 2021 until January 20, 2025, from a primary source (sec.gov); no successor is on the record yet.
When did Gary Gensler leave as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair?: On January 20, 2025, after holding the role since April 17, 2021, from a primary source (sec.gov).
When did U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair last change?: The latest value on the record is Gary Gensler, dated April 17, 2021; before it the record holds Mary Jo White, dated April 10, 2013 and closed on January 20, 2017.
What was U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chair before Gary Gensler?: Mary Jo White, valid from April 10, 2013 to January 20, 2017 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov).

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Each form names the value, its as-of date (2021-04-17), the day you read it (2026-11-13), the claim's stable URL and id and its primary source. The URL never changes: a superseded claim stays at the same address.

Plain text

AsOf. "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair: Gary Gensler", as of 2021-04-17 (until 2025-01-20). Claim clm_A709831436B2, https://asof.is/claim/clm_A709831436B2, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://www.sec.gov/about/commissioners/gary-gensler.

APA

AsOf. (2021). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair: Gary Gensler (as of 2021-04-17 (until 2025-01-20)) [Record clm_A709831436B2]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_A709831436B2 (source: https://www.sec.gov/about/commissioners/gary-gensler)

BibTeX

@misc{asof_clm_A709831436B2,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair: Gary Gensler},
  year = {2021},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_A709831436B2}},
  note = {Claim clm\_A709831436B2, as of 2021-04-17 (until 2025-01-20); source: https://www.sec.gov/about/commissioners/gary-gensler},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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