In a singleday, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Seligreplaced the heads of three of the agency's most consequential offices, makingclear he intends to run a CFTC that looks and acts very differently from theone he inherited.The trio ofappointments, a former federal prosecutor to lead enforcement, a Goldman Sachsand FCA veteran to handle international affairs, and a Capitol Hill insider tomanage Congressional relations, amounts to a near-complete overhaul of theagency's senior operating layer. Thequestion now is what Selig actually does with that team.The Chairmantook over from Acting Chairwoman Caroline Pham, whose tenurereshaped the CFTC's stance on prediction markets, perpetual futures, anddigital assets.Selig has signaled continuity on crypto, but his enforcement pick in particularsuggests the agency won't be soft on bad actors even as it pushes apro-innovation agenda. Whetherthose two goals can coexist at the CFTC is the central tension his new teamwill have to navigate.Former Prosecutor Takesthe Helm at EnforcementDavid I.Miller will lead the Division of Enforcement, joining from private practicewhere he was a litigation partner at Greenberg Traurig and then Morgan Lewis.His work there spanned white-collar defense, government investigations,securities and commodities enforcement, and digital asset matters.Before hisyears at the defense bar, Miller spent nearly a decade as a government lawyer.He served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York,where he worked in the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force alongsideCFTC enforcement staff. He also prosecuted terrorism cases for the JusticeDepartment, served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern Districtof Virginia, and worked as assistant general counsel at the CIA."Hebrings to the Commission decades of experience as a federal prosecutor andwhite-collar defense attorney, with a proven track record of defending marketparticipants against the novel legal theories of overzealous regulators,"the Chairman said, adding that the division should be "focused on its corepurpose of policing fraud, abuse, and manipulation rather than settingpolicy."PaulHayeck, who has served as acting enforcement director since June 2025, willremain at the agency as chief of the Enforcement Division's Complex Fraud TaskForce.Goldman Sachs VeteranReturns to International OfficeMelGunewardena gets a dual title: director of the Office of International Affairsand Senior Markets Advisor to the Chairman, an unusual pairing that puts himsimultaneously in charge of cross-border regulatory coordination and inside theChairman's advisory circle.Gunewardenahas navigated between Wall Street and Washington more than once. He spent yearsas a managing director in global markets trading at Goldman Sachs, DeutscheBank, and State Street, running prime brokerage and derivatives businessesacross three continents. He thenjoined the CFTC as chief market intelligence officer from 2019 to 2022, wherehe led internal task forces during the COVID-19 disruptions and extremevolatility in the crude oil, natural gas, and electricity markets. Mostrecently, he served as a senior advisor for global markets to the chiefexecutive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and chaired its SecondaryMarkets Advisory Committee."I amcommitted to helping ensure the United States, as the world's largestcommodities and derivatives market, remains the most competitive and attractivemarketplace," Gunewardena said. "I look forward to deliveringdata-driven, forward-looking insights on market structure and risk management,and providing guidance during periods of uncertainty."MauricioMelara, who has run the international office on an acting basis since January2025, will stay on within the division.Theappointment comes as Selig and SEC Chair Paul Atkins push forward a jointinitiative called "ProjectCrypto," aimed at coordinating rulemaking across both agencies on digitalassets.Congressional Insider toHandle Legislative RelationsAlanBrubaker takes over the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs,the CFTC's primary interface with Congress and other federal bodies. He comesfrom the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he served asa senior advisor to Chairman James Comer of Kentucky and worked across multipleoversight and investigation matters involving federal agencies.Beforethat, Brubaker was vice president of external affairs at Prudential Financial.His background in agricultural and financial policy was a selling point forSelig, who said Brubaker's "congressional experience handling economic,agricultural and financial policy matters" would be an asset as the CFTCworks with lawmakers on what the chairman described as "free market,pro-innovation policies.""Agricultureis arguably one of the most critical sectors of our economy," Brubakersaid, "and I'm excited to help ensure America's farmers, ranchers, andfood suppliers have fair and liquid markets for managing their globalrisk."Selig hasmoved quickly to assemble his team since taking the chairmanship. Last month,the CFTC also flagged integrityconcerns in prediction markets after exchange operator Kalshi sanctioned twotraders foralleged insider trading.This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.