Sharon Bowen Sworn in as a CFTC Commissioner

After being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 3, Sharon Bowen was officially sworn in on June 9 to serve as a Commissioner of the CFTC.

Ms. Bowen joins the CFTC from the New York office of Latham Watkins LLP, where she had been a partner since 1991. Ms. Bowen also was Vice Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") and became its Acting Chair in 2012.

See: CFTC Press Release.