[2] He then worked for seven years in the United States Senate as a senior leadership staffer where he advised on financial services issues including the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform.

[2] He worked for Harry Reid and other Democrats on “a number of banking, housing, communications, technology, and gaming policy issues and legislative initiatives.”[2][1] Wetjen joined the CFTC in 2011.

[10] As sponsor of the Global Markets Advisory Committee, Wetjen convened the first public meeting by the CFTC in October 2014 to discuss the regulatory treatment of digital assets.

[14] While at DTCC Wetjen supported the adoption of enhanced risk-management standards for securities clearinghouses by the SEC and noted how they would promote international coordination.

[3][18] Wetjen was Sam Bankman-Fried’s top Washington advisor during his aggressive attempts to lobby the United States Congress to pass legislation on crypto currency favorable to FTX.