James E. Newsome
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| James E. Newsome | |
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| Occupation | Board Member |
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| Employer | CME Group |
| Location | New York City |
| Web site | www.cmegroup.com |
James E. Newsome is a board member of CME Group, named to the board in August of 2008 when CME Group acquired NYMEX.[1] His term expires in 2011.[2] Prior to that, he was president of the New York Mercantile Exchange from August of 2004.[3]
Newsome serves on the board of directors of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange[4] and is a former director of National Futures Association. He also serves on the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee.[5] [6]
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Background
Prior to NYMEX, Newsome served as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) beginning in December 2001, following his term as a CFTC commissioner from August of 1998.[7]
He was the first CFTC chairman to leave and immediately head an exchange regulated by the agency (NYMEX).[8]
In addition to his responsibilities at the CFTC, Newsome served as a member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets [9] and on the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force to coordinate corporate fraud investigations.
Before coming to the CFTC, Newsome was chairman of the Mississippi Agribusiness Council which is devoted to the promotion of domestic and international agribusiness development within the state of Mississippi.[10]
Newsome also spent some time as the executive vice president for both the Mississippi Cattleman's Association and the Mississippi Beef Council.
In the late 80s, Newsome also served as an instructor at Mississippi State University where he researched and taught beef cattle management issues.
His honors include: Distinguished Alumnus, University of Florida;[11] Alumni Fellow, Mississippi State University;[12] 2004 Arthur Kaplan Award, Futures & Options for Kids;[13] and Person of the Year, SFO Magazine.[14] Newsome served as on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Financial Markets from 2004-2009,[15], a nonprofit educational foundation.
Education
Newsome received his bachelor of science degree in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida and his masters of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees from Mississippi State University. From 1982 to 1985, Newsome served as a graduate teaching assistant at Mississippi State University.[16]
Congressional Testimony
- Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, CEO New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Concerning “Excessive Speculation in the Natural Gas Market”[17]
- Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, President New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance United States Senate October 18, 2005[18]
- Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, President New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives September 7, 2005[19]
- Written Statement of Dr. James Newsome, CEO New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Public Hearing on Exempt Commercial Markets September 18, 2007[20]
- Testimony of James E. Newsome, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.[21]
References
- ↑ Executives. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on October 24, 2008.
- ↑ Press Release. CME. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
- ↑ James E. Newsome. CME. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
- ↑ Who's Who. Dubai Mercantile Exchange. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
- ↑ Global Markets Advisory Committee Members. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
- ↑ CTFC, Toothless Regulator, Looks to Take a Bite Out of Derivatives. Huffington Post. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
- ↑ Opposites Pull Together in Overhauling Mercantile Exchange. Forbes. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ↑ CFTC Chairman Newsome to Head Nymex. FOX News. Retrieved on July 10, 2009.
- ↑ Chairman James E. Newsome. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
- ↑ Press Release. The White House. Retrieved on January 26, 2010.
- ↑ CALS Graduate, Former Presidential Advisor James Newsome Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from UF. University of Florida. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
- ↑ CALS Alumni Fellow. Mississippi State University. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
- ↑ Futures and Options for Kids Announces 2004 Annual Awards. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
- ↑ Futures Industry Person of the Year:James E. Newsome, CFTC Chairman. SFO Magazine. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Institute for Financial Markets”. IFM. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ↑ James E. Newsome. Forbes. Retrieved on January 26, 2010.
- ↑ Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, CEO New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Concerning “Excessive Speculation in the Natural Gas Market”. NYMEX. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ↑ Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, President New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance United States Senate October 18, 2005. U.S. Senate. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ↑ Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, President New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives September 7, 2005. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ↑ Written Statement of Dr. James Newsome, CEO New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Public Hearing on Exempt Commercial Markets September 18, 2007. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ↑ Testimony of James E. Newsome, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, January 29, 2002. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
