William Price Albrecht Jr. (January 7, 1935 – October 30, 2024) was an American economist who served as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1988 to 1993, including as acting chairman in 1993.
[3] On October 13, 1988, President Ronald Reagan nominated Albrecht as a Democratic commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
[8] President George H. W. Bush withdrew and resubmitted his nomination in August 1989, and he was confirmed by the senate on November 19, 1989, for a term expiring April 13, 1993.
[9] On January 22, 1993, Chairwoman Wendy Lee Gramm resigned from the commission, and Albrecht was selected by his fellow commissioners as acting chairman.
[10] He made it known that he was interested in being reappointed to the panel to become its chair on a permanent basis, but he faced criticism from fellow Democrats in congress, including Glenn English and Dick Durbin, over several deregulatory actions taken by the commission.