announced<\/a> on May 19 that Hester Peirce will join its faculty as associate professor starting in November 2026. The announcement signals Peirce is winding down her time at the SEC after more than seven years as commissioner.<\/p>\n\u201cGreg Jacob and Hester Peirce have served at the highest levels of law, government, and public life,\u201d said Dean S. Ernie Walton. \u201cTheir decision to join Regent Law full time is a remarkable blessing for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Peirce built at the SEC and what she is leaving behind<\/h2>\n
Peirce is widely known in the crypto industry as \u201cCrypto Mom\u201d for her consistent advocacy for digital asset innovation. Her dissents from enforcement-heavy SEC actions under former chair Gary Gensler earned her the nickname and the industry\u2019s loyalty.<\/p>\n
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Peirce became an SEC commissioner in January 2018 and was named head of the Crypto Task Force in January 2025. Crypto.news has reported on the task force\u2019s formation and its 10-point roadmap for resolving the SEC\u2019s backlog of crypto regulatory issues.<\/p>\n
Her term technically expired in mid-2025 but SEC commissioners can serve up to eighteen months beyond expiry until a replacement is confirmed. Crypto.news has also tracked her consistent position that the agency should allow experimentation rather than applying securities law reflexively.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I\u2019m asking is that we have an innovation policy that allows people to innovate and try new things,\u201d she said in a recent interview.<\/p>\n
What her departure means for crypto regulation<\/h3>\n
Peirce\u2019s exit removes the most prominent pro-crypto voice inside the SEC at a critical moment. The Crypto Task Force she led has been central to the agency\u2019s shift away from enforcement-only oversight toward clearer rules.<\/p>\n
Crypto.news has covered expert analysis that even with a friendlier SEC, courts remain the unpredictable variable in how US crypto regulation ultimately takes shape. At Regent Law, Peirce will teach securities regulation, financial markets, digital assets and public policy.<\/p>\n
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