Peirce is a former staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and of the SEC. In 2016, she was nominated by President Barack Obama for Commissioner on the SEC, but the United States Senate did not act on her nomination.

Hester M. Peirce was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Apr 2, 2024 · When individuals and entities come to the SEC with their novel ideas, their feedback, their concerns, their objections, their questions about implementation of a new rule or application of an old one to new circumstances, too often now they are met with . . . well, crickets.

Jan 21, 2025 · Today SEC Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the task force. Richard Gabbert, Senior Advisor to the Acting Chairman, and Taylor Asher, Senior Policy Advisor to the Acting Chairman, will serve as ...

1 day ago · Peirce’s big job for 2025, of course, is leading the newly established SEC crypto task force. Compared with Gensler’s heavily restrictive approach to digital assets, Trump and Atkins’ pro-crypto stance is expected to usher in a new dawn for crypto regulation.

Apr 11, 2024 · Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposal to allow projects to decentralize.

Aug 25, 2023 · First appointed to the SEC by former president Donald Trump, she has spent the past three years fighting current chair Gary Gensler’s efforts to impose a wide range of new restrictions on the...

Jan 7, 2025 · SEC’s Hester Peirce on What to Expect From the Atkins Agenda Peirce spoke to II about expanding the reach of capital markets, exemptive relief, the role of banks in private credit, and whether ...

Jan 21, 2025 · , said the task force will be dedicated to coming up with a “comprehensive and clear” regulatory framework for crypto assets. It will be led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who has been ...

Jan 27, 2025 · SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce confirmed by U.S. Senate for second term at the SEC through 2025 tonight. Peirce has said crypto is, "“...going to be here to stay and I would like us to...