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# Jennifer J. Schulp 

Former Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

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Jennifer J. Schulp was the director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where she focused on the regulation of securities and capital markets. She has testified before Congress multiple times, including before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on House Administration. She is the coauthor of the book *Financing Opportunity*, and her writing has appeared in *Barron’s*, *Business Insider*, CoinDesk, Law360, *MarketWatch*, *National Review*, NBC News, *New York Daily News*, and others.

Schulp serves as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee, which advises the commission on regulatory priorities and initiatives to protect investor interests and promote investor confidence and the integrity of the securities marketplace. Schulp is also a member of the advisory board for the Investor Choice Advocates Network (ICAN), a nonprofit public interest litigation organization.

Before joining Cato, Schulp was a director in the Department of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), representing FINRA in investigations and disciplinary proceedings relating to violations of the federal securities laws and self‐​regulatory organization rules.

Prior to FINRA, Schulp was a lawyer in private practice at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP and a clerk for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She received her JD from the University of Chicago Law School and her BA in political science from the University of Chicago.

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##### Featured Book 

### *[Financing Opportunity: How Financial Markets Have Fueled American Prosperity for More than Two Centuries](https://www.cato.org/books/financing-opportunity-0)*

*Financing Opportunity* explains that robust financial markets have always been prominent in America, and why they remain so beneficial today.

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### [Jennifer J. Schulp testifies at the hearing, “Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC’s Politicized Approach to Digital Assets,” before the *Financial Services Committee*](/multimedia/media-highlights-tv/jennifer-j-schulp-testifies-hearing-dazed-confused-breaking-down) 

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### [Financial Privacy Is under Fire — The Issue Should Draw the Attention of Both Parties](/commentary/financial-privacy-under-fire-issue-should-draw-attention-both-parties) 

By [Jennifer J. Schulp](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-j-schulp) 

Easy government access to financial data poses risks to everyone — not just those with something to hide.

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### [The Eighth Circuit Should Block SEC’s Illegal Climate Rule](/blog/eighth-circuit-should-block-secs-illegal-climate-rule) 

By [Thomas A. Berry](https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-berry) and [Jennifer J. Schulp](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-j-schulp) 

The SEC lacks the statutory authority to impose burdensome climate‐​related disclosures.