Overview
- Chair Michael S. Selig named Zaidi chief of staff effective December 31, 2025, shortly after his own Senate confirmation.
- Zaidi previously led the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and helped oversee the launch of U.S. bitcoin futures in 2017.
- He spent the past six years in the private sector as TP ICAP’s global head of compliance.
- In the new role, Zaidi will manage internal operations and work with Selig on policy strategy and communications.
- His return coincides with congressional market-structure bills moving forward that could expand CFTC authority over crypto, including potential spot-market oversight.