JAKARTA - After completing his term at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler is now back in the academic world. The crypto community most hated figure returned to the university where he taught before becoming SEC Chair, namely the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

During his leadership, Gensler was known to be aggressive towards the crypto asset industry. He chose to drag major crypto companies to court, including Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, and Ripple. Meanwhile, Terra LUNA and FTX cases that clearly harm investors were ruled out.

Gensler accused most crypto assets of being securities and had to comply with SEC regulations. This statement met resistance from the crypto community and pro-crypto lawmakers.

Gensler's tenure at the SEC is known to be full of controversy. The SEC policy under his leadership has been heavily criticized for focusing more on law enforcement instead of drafting clear regulations for the digital asset industry.

Now, after returning to MIT, Gensler will continue his career as a lecturer and technology researcher AI after four years of leading a financial regulatory agency that often triggers pros and cons for crypto industry players.

Gensler's return to MIT was announced by the Sloan School of Management on January 27, 2025. In his new role, he will become a Professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI), finance, financial technology (fintech), and public policy.

Gensler will also join the Global Economics and Management Group and Finance Group at MIT. In addition, he will co-lead the FinTechAI@CSAIL initiative with MIT finance professor Andrew W. Lo, in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) laboratory.

MIT welcomes Gensler back warmly. The interim dean of MIT Sloan, Georgia Perakis, highlighted the widespread experience of being a valuable asset for students. Simon Johnson, head of the Sloan MIT Global Economics and Management Group, also confirmed that Gensler will co-teach in a new course under development.

"I am very pleased to be back working with extraordinary academics at MIT to create a better future through artificial intelligence, finance, and technology," Gensler said in a statement.


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