Summer K. Mersinger
Summer K. Mersinger is a Washington, D.C.-based attorney and derivatives regulator who serves as a commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. On May 14, 2025, she announced she would leave the commission at the end of the month. She was named the CEO of the Blockchain Association, effective June 2, 2025, succeeding Kristin Smith.[1] Before being named a commissioner, she was a communications executive and government official who served as chief of staff in the Office of former Commissioner Dawn D. Stump at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.[2] She was previously director of the CFTC's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. [3][4] She was nominated to become a CFTC commissioner on December 15, 2021 by President Joseph Biden.[5] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 28, 2022 and sworn in on March 31, 2022.[6][7] Background[edit]In her role at the CFTC, Mersinger was the commission's lead liaison with members of Congress. She serves as the key advisor to the CFTC chairman on legislative matters. Mersinger spent 20 years working on Capitol Hill and in government relations roles. Before joining the CFTC, she was a senior vice president at Smith-Free Group, working on financial services and other issues. She served as a top aide to Sen. John Thune, who represents her home state of South Dakota, from 2014 to 2016. She most recently was his chief of staff. Before joining Sen. Thune's staff, she was the director of government relations at the law firm Arent Fox. She also served in Sen. Thune's office when he was a U.S. House of Representatives member from 1999 to 2002. Education[edit]Mersinger holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctor degree from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. References[edit]
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