Paul Atkins, nominated by Trump, has been sworn in as SEC chair
Paul Atkins was sworn into office as the 34th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Update: April 22 at 12:35am UTC: This story has been updated to include more details of Paul Atkins being sworn in as the SEC’s chair.
Paul Atkins has officially been sworn in as the 34th chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The April 21 announcement comes nearly two weeks after Atkins’ position was confirmed by the US Senate in a 52-44 vote on April 9.