Cyrus Amir-Mokri
Cyrus Amir-Mokri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, government official |
| Years active | –present |
| Known for | Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions (2011–2014) |
Cyrus Amir-Mokri () held the position of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions at the United States Department of the Treasury from November 2011 until his departure in April 2014.
In his capacity as a senior legal and policy advisor to the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, he contributed significantly to both the legislative development and enforcement of the Dodd-Frank Act. Additionally, Amir-Mokri acted as the commission's deputy delegate to the Financial Stability Oversight Council and oversaw coordination among various agencies. Prior to these roles, he served as a clerk for Judge Bruce M. Selya at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Before entering public service, Amir-Mokri was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City, where he specialized in intricate commercial litigation and high-stakes legal matters.
He is presently employed as General Counsel and Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase in New York.
Amir-Mokri has been honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his exceptional contributions as an immigrant to the United States.
Personal life
Since 1981, Amir-Mokri has resided in the United States, having immigrated with his family from Iran following the 1979 Iranian revolution.
He spent one year at Wayland Academy before earning a biochemistry degree from Harvard College in 1986. Subsequently, he pursued graduate studies in history at the University of Chicago, concentrating on diplomatic and contemporary Middle Eastern history. Supported by a Mellon Foundation dissertation fellowship, he completed his doctoral research on Iranian constitutional history. Amir-Mokri earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1995.