According to new reports, Donald Trump said he would nominate Paul Atkins to run the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is the CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC . Atkins, a Republican former SEC commissioner. A lawyer by training who spent years working at the SEC in senior roles.

Atkins has been involved in crypto policy as co-chair of the Token Alliance, which works to “develop best practices for digital asset issuances and trading platforms,” and the broader blockchain trade association, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, as a member of its advisory board.

In the early 1990s, he was a staffer for two former chairmen, Richard Breeden and Arthur Levitt. In 2002, Atkins was appointed by President George W. Bush to be an SEC commissioner, a role he held until 2008.

Jeff Newman JD MBA, represents whistleblowers nationwide relating to Chinese companies in the US stealing information here for the Chinese Government and corporate whistleblowers in major claims under the SEC, CFTC and FINCEN whistleblower programs. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217