President Biden's pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission is MIT Sloan professor Gary Gensler.

Gensler's teaching and research at MIT has focused on blockchain technologies, digital currencies, financial technology and public policy. Recently, Gensler was working on a paper with research assistant Lily Bailey regarding how deep learning may lead to a fragile financial system and economy-wide risks.

Gensler also offers two courses through MIT OpenCourse Ware, Fintech: Shaping the Financial World and Blockchain and Money.