SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office
Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.
Dec 23, 2020 at 11:38 p.m. UTCUpdated Aug 19, 2021 at 6:19 a.m. UTC
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said his last day in office would be today, Wednesday, Dec. 23.
- Only the precise timing of this is a surprise. Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.
- Clayton certainly knows how to leave on a high note. His last day comes 24 hours after the SEC filed suit against fintech firm Ripple as well as its CEO and chairman, sending shockwaves throughout the cryptocurrency industry.
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