Jill E. Sommers

Jill E. Sommers is a former commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She was sworn into office on August 8, 2007 to a term that expired April 13, 2009. She was nominated on July 20, 2009 by President Barack Obama to serve a five-year second term., and confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 2009.

Commission posts Global Markets Advisory Committee On February 4, 2008 the commission appointed Sommers to serve as chairman and designated federal official of the Global Markets Advisory Committee, which meets periodically to discuss issues of concern to exchanges, firms, market users and the commission regarding the regulatory challenges of a global marketplace.

Financial Literacy and Education Commission She also serves as the commission designee to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, which is chaired by the secretary of the treasury and was established to improve the financial literacy and education of U.S. citizens.

Career Commissioner Sommers started her career in Washington in 1991 as an intern for Senator Robert J. Dole (R-KS), working in various capacities until 1995. She later worked as a legislative aide for two consulting firms specializing in agricultural issues, Clark & Muldoon, P.C. and Taggart and Associates. She also joined Patomak Global Partners as a senior advisor and served as the chair of its Derivatives Practice Group from February 2023. Sommers has also been appointed to several corporate boards of directors, including Miami International Holdings (MIAX), Tharimmune, Inc., and Robinhood Ventures Funds.

Personal information A native of Fort Scott, Kansas, Sommers holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Kansas. Her husband, Mike Sommers, is president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute and former chief of staff to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner.