James Newsome

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Jim Newsome
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Occupation President
Employer New York Mercantile Exchange
Location New York City

James E. Newsome has served as a director of CME Group since August of 2008 when CME Group acquired NYMEX. His term expires in 2011.[1]Prior to that, he was president of the New York Mercantile Exchange from August of 2004.[2]

He also serves on the board of directors of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, the National Futures Association and the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Financial Markets.[3], a nonprofit educational foundation.

Background

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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 1998.[4]

In addition to his responsibilities at the CFTC, Newsome served as a member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets and on the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force to coordinate corporate fraud investigations.

His honors include: Distinguished Alumnus, University of Florida;[5] Alumni Fellow, Mississippi State University;[6] 2004 Arthur Kaplan Award, Futures & Options for Kids;[7] and Person of the Year, SFO Magazine.[8]

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.

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”[9]
  • 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[10]
  • Testimony of Dr. James Newsome, President New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives September 7, 2005[11]
  • 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[12]
  • Testimony of James E. Newsome, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Press Release. CME. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ James E. Newsome. CME. Retrieved on August 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Institute for Financial Markets”. IFM. Retrieved on Mar. 25, 2007.
  4. ↑ Opposites Pull Together in Overhauling Mercantile Exchange. Forbes. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
  5. ↑ CALS Graduate, Former Presidential Advisor James Newsome Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from UF. University of Florida. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
  6. ↑ CALS Alumni Fellow. Mississippi State University. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
  7. ↑ Futures and Options for Kids Announces 2004 Annual Awards. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
  8. ↑ Futures Industry Person of the Year:James E. Newsome, CFTC Chairman. SFO Magazine. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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 Commissioni. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
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