The Senate on Dec. 20 confirmed Mark T. Uyeda for a full term as SEC commissioner via voice vote.
Uyeda began serving as an SEC commissioner in June 2022 to fill a 12-month vacancy, but President Joe Biden renominated him in June to a full term that expires in 2028.
He is one of two Republicans on the five-person commission and often voices his disagreement with the SEC's rule initiatives and decisions under Chair Gary Gensler. Most recently, Uyeda and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, a fellow Republican, issued a statement Dec. 15 objecting to the agency's decision to deny cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global's petition for the SEC to issue rules governing digital assets.
Uyeda has also criticized the agency's rule-making pace and overlapping compliance deadlines.
He joined the SEC in 2006 and previously served as senior adviser to Chair Jay Clayton and Acting Chair Michael S. Piwowar, as well as counsel to Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. He also worked as acting director and senior special counsel for the SEC's Division of Investment Management, and previously served as chair for the SEC Asian Pacific American Employees Committee.
