On February 14, Caroline D. Pham, the Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Brian Young, formerly Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, has been named the CFTC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement.
Young took over the lead role at the CFTC Whistleblower Program in February 2024 after many years at the U.S. Department of Justice where much of his case work involved whistleblower-initiated violation of the civil False Claims Act.
Throughout his time as Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, Young continually praised the importance of whistleblowers to the agency’s enforcement efforts.
“Leads generated from insiders are critically important to any financial enforcement program,” said Young when he took over the role. “The tremendous accomplishments of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program confirm this view. I look forward to working with and learning from the talented CFTC staff to combat wrongdoing.”
“As Director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office, Brian Young demonstrated a strong commitment in working alongside whistleblowers to root out fraud and corruption in the commodities market,” says whistleblower attorney Andrew Feller, co-Chair of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto’s Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Group. “His perspective and experience on the importance of empowering whistleblowers should greatly bolster the CFTC’s enforcement efforts.”
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