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CFTC's Office of External Affairs Hosts Academic Visitors from the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces MS Degree Financial Services Study Group

The CFTC's Office of External Affairs (OEA) hosted an academic visit of students from the National Defense University's (NDU) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) Financial Services Industry Study Group to the Commission on March 9, 2006. The NDU-ICAF Financial Services Study Group is comprised of senior-level members of the federal government completing the ICAF's Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy. The National Defense University was established in 1924 in the aftermath of World War I and is the premier center for joint professional military education. The ICAF curriculum emphasizes strategy, leadership and management, and economics.  

Participating in the CFTC briefing session were CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III; Charley Cooper, Chief of Staff/Chief Operating Officer; Ananda Radhakrishnan, Director, Division of Clearing & Intermediary Oversight; Michael Haigh, Associate Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist; Lawrence Patent, Deputy Director, Division of Clearing & Intermediary Oversight; Steven Benton, Industry Economist, Division of Market Oversight; Chul Woo Park, Industry Economist, Division of Market Oversight; Gregory Mocek, Director, Division of Enforcement; Douglass Leslie, Deputy Director, Office of External Affairs; and Jacqueline Hamra Mesa, Director, Office of International Affairs.

As part of the Commission's educational and visitors program, the Office of External Affairs arranges and assists in conducting briefing sessions for academic representatives, financial market executives and professionals, Congressional staff members, domestic and foreign representatives of the media, and producer and user groups to acquaint them with the Commission's regulatory mandate and activities.

 

CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III Addresses National Defense University (NDU) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) Student Visitors



CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III Addresses National Defense University (NDU) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) Student Visitors

Chairman Jeffery Receives a Commemorative Mug from NDU-ICAF Student CDR Willie Billingslea



Chairman Jeffery Receives a Commemorative Mug from NDU-ICAF Student CDR Willie Billingslea

Charley Cooper, Chief of Staff/Chief Operating Officer, Provides Welcoming Remarks and an Overview of the Commission's Regulatory Role and Mandate



Charley Cooper, Chief of Staff/Chief Operating Officer, Provides Welcoming Remarks
and an Overview of the Commission’s Regulatory Role and Mandate

Ananda Radhakrishnan, Director, Division of Clearing & Intermediary Oversight, Discusses the Regulation of the Commodity Futures Markets



Ananda Radhakrishnan, Director, Division of Clearing & Intermediary Oversight, Discusses the Regulation of the Commodity Futures Markets

Michael Haigh, Associate Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Teaches the Fundamentals of Futures and Options Products



Michael Haigh, Associate Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Teaches the Fundamentals of Futures and Options Products


Last Updated: April 14, 2011