According to ChainCatcher, leaked emails show that many FTX directors are from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). For example, FTX General Counsel Ryne Miller was previously the legal counsel of Gary Gensler, who was then Chairman of the CFTC and is currently Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Mark Wetjen, former head of FTX policy and regulatory strategy and current director of FTX subsidiary LedgerX, was formerly acting chairman and commissioner of the CFTC; former CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers is also a member of the FTX board of directors.

Ryne Miller also helped arrange a meeting and dinner for SBF with former CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz, who currently serves as General Counsel of the SEC. (Source link)