Investing In Integrity

#23 - “Crypto Mom”, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, on Crypto, Regulation, and ESG Critiques

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In this episode, we dig into cryptocurrency regulation, the societal role of corporations, and ESG requirements with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

Both a leading conservative advocate of cryptocurrency innovation and a vocal critic of ESG, Commissioner Peirce brings incisive perspective to complicated current topics including:

  • Her path into financial regulation and her experience engaging in principled, civic discourse as the lone Republican of the SEC.
  • The appropriate roles for Congress and regulatory agencies to play in controlling the risks of cryptocurrency, while incentivizing innovation.
  • The free market forces which she believes incentivize corporations to behave in the public interest, and how finance can be a high-leverage sector for positive change.
  • Her critique of ESG as a “scarlet letter phenomenon” and why she believes ESG currently fails to achieve its stated goals.
  • Difficulties in ESG reporting and disclosures and how she believes investors can receive better information from companies.

    • For future and current finance leaders alike, we hope this conversation proves both highly informative thanks to its substantive depth, and also thought-provoking as Commissioner Peirce shares her unique perspectives on some of the most important topics in finance today.

    *Note: at the time of this recording a few weeks ago, the SEC only had four commissioners. Since then, Commissioner Mark Uyeda and Jaime Lizarraga were sworn in.


    00:00 - Intro

    9:00 - Crypto Regulations

    17:33 - Role of Corporations in the Public Interest

    26:22 - ESG

    39:53 - Rapid Fire

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