Brian D. Quintenz was nominated by President Trump to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for the remainder of a five-year term expiring in April 2020. Before his appointment to the CFTC, Mr. Quintenz founded and served as the Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer of Saeculum Capital Management, a registered Commodity Pool Operator that specialized in risk management and technical analysis investment strategies. Mr. Quintenz started his career in finance at Hill-Townsend Capital, a Registered Investment Advisor established to focus solely on U.S. bank and financial company equity investments during the financial crisis. Prior to his career in the financial markets, Mr. Quintenz worked for Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (OH-15) for several years as a legislative aid and senior policy advisor. Mr. Quintenz graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a major in Public Policy Studies and received an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Gamma honors society.