From regulator to professor, Hester Peirce incorporated her crypto regulatory experience into law school lesson plans, and the transition is quite graceful.

According to Eleanor Terrett, Hester Peirce, a U.S. SEC commissioner and head of the Cryptocurrency Working Group, will join the Virginia Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November 2026, where she will teach courses on securities regulation, financial markets, digital assets, and public policy—suggesting that her term at the SEC is either nearing its end or close to it. She is known in the industry as the “Crypto Mom” for her long-term support of the crypto industry and her advocacy for transparent regulation.