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Steven Christie joined Binance in January 2022 as Senior Vice President of Compliance, leading Binance's global regulatory policy team to ensure Binance meets its regulatory obligations to the highest standards. Steven will also work closely with global industry leaders, policymakers and regulators to contribute to the development of sustainable regulatory frameworks. Steven has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and regulation as a regulator and policy maker. He spent over nine years with the FCA and 12 years with the Gaming Commission. Prior to joining Binance, Steven worked at the FCA as Strategy and Engagement Manager for the Data, Technology and Innovation division. He was involved in the development of the FCA's encryption guidance and led policy working groups focused on the UK, EU and other countries.
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Caroline Friedman
Caroline is the Head of Operations at Bastion and former Chief of Staff on the a16z crypto team. Prior to joining a16z crypto, she was at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, where she held a Chief of Staff role and a Regulatory Strategy Counsel role. Before that, Caroline worked as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado. She has prosecuted cases related to cyber-crime, international terrorism, and the illegal export of sensitive U.S. technology. Caroline has also worked as an associate at Jones Day, and has experience at INTERPOL and the Bureau of Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Hakuna Xie
Hakuna Xie is an Investment Director at LD Capital. She has previously worked as a Partner at BlockArk and PR at Binance. She received her education from Nanjing University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai, China.
Tim Ogilvie
Tim Ogilvie is Head of Staked at Kraken and was previously co-founder and CEO of Staked. He was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of AdBuyer.com, which was acquired by Mediaocean in 2011. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Yale University.
Leon Sing Foong
Leon Sing Foong is the Ex-Head of Binance APAC. Foong once led Binance to enter South Korea, Japan, Thailand and other markets.
Matthew Howells
Matthew Howells is VP of Growth at Kraken and formerly served as Chief Marketing Officer at Decentral Games.
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is an SEO consultant, conference speaker, contributing author, and thought leader in the digital marketing space; with broad international experience of SEO, SEM, Social Media, Online Marketing, and Web Development. Agency & Client side.
Eleanor Hughes
Eleanor Hughes is the General Counsel at Binance.Hughes joined Binance’s Legal team in November 2021. She was subsequently promoted to be the Head of Legal for APAC and MENA, where she oversaw matters in the two regions and managed a team of lawyers specializing in regulatory affairs, M&A, commercial law, and litigation. She was instrumental in securing virtual asset service provider licenses and registrations for Binance in several jurisdictions, including Bahrain, Dubai, and New Zealand. Eleanor is an accomplished legal professional with 15 years of experience in both private practice and in-house roles. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with First Class Honors and, prior to joining Binance, spent more than ten years at US law firms including Skadden, Arps, Slate, and Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, where she focused on litigation and contentious matters.
Ricardo Da Ros
Ricardo Da Ros is the CEO of Patex. He was ex-Head of Brazil at Binance & Crypto.com.
Aniket Jindal
Aniket is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Biconomy. He is a core member of Binance’s marketing team in 2017 and founder of Fudan University’s Blockchain Association.
Wei Liu
Wei Liu is the head of business development and growth at OlaVM. He was previously the head of business development at ZKSpace and the business development manager at Binance. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University and the University of Minnesota.