CFTC Appoints First Director of Customer Education and Outreach

The CFTC appointed Dan Rutherford its first Director of the Office of Customer Education and Outreach. Mr. Rutherford served previously as the Senior Content Specialist of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") Office of Financial Education.

During his years with the CFPB, Mr. Rutherford led numerous national educational initiatives. Prior to joining the CFPB, he was Associate Director of the FINRA Office of Investor Education, where he focused on senior and military service member investment education. Mr. Rutherford also was the editor of Kiplinger.com, the website for the magazine Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.