Career
Early in his career,Quintenz was a Rose International consultant and was a senior associate at Hill-Townsend Capital. He worked for U.S. Representative Deborah Pryce from 2001 to 2007,starting as a staff assistant before being promoted to senior policy advisor. [4]
He is the former head of Saeculum Capital Management, [5] an investment firm which he founded in 2013. In March 2016,Quintenz was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. His nomination,which required confirmation by the U.S. Senate,was not voted on before Congress ended its session for the year. [6]
In early 2017,President Donald Trump withdrew Quintenz's nomination to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before renominating him to serve the remainder of a five-year term expiring on April 13,2020. [7] [4] Quintenz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3,2017,and began service on the commission on August 15. [8] He resigned effective August 31,2021. [9]
Quintenz joined Andreessen Horowitz's crypto venture team in December 2022 and was named its global head of policy. [10]
In February 2025,President Donald Trump nominated Quintenz to serve as the next Chairman of the CFTC. His nomination was withdrawn on September 30,2025, [11] after opposition was expressed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. [12]
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