Maria Aguilar-Rocha
Attorney-Advisor, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
Maria Aguilar-Rocha is an Attorney-Advisor at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), a United States government agency responsible for regulating the derivatives markets. She previously worked at the United States Department of Justice, handling high-profile cases involving financial crimes, and the law firms of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Baker Botts LLP, handling complex litigation and compliance matters. Maria received a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Laws in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has spearheaded numerous diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
