About

I build the foundations that let companies at the frontier of finance stand up to scrutiny.

I've spent 25+ years building the compliance and governance backbone that financial institutions run on. For the last several, that work has moved to the frontier — stablecoins, digital assets, DeFi, and the AI systems reshaping how finance operates.

I work with founders and boards at the moments that decide a company's trajectory: getting licensed, raising institutional capital, responding to an enforcement action, or standing up the legal function that lets the business scale. I've done this as an operator, not just an advisor — and that's the difference between telling someone what the rules are and building something that holds up under them.

Roles

Former Chief Legal Officer

Franklin Templeton

Former Chief Compliance Officer

Guggenheim

Advisor

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) portfolio companies

Board Director

Regulated stablecoin issuers

Areas of Expertise

Financial services compliance architecture

Regulatory strategy for emerging technology

SEC, FINRA, and NYDFS frameworks

Institutional adoption of new asset classes

Stablecoin regulation

DeFi compliance

Speaking & Press

TEDx

Speaker

CCN

Featured interview

NIESR

Digital money panel

Stablecoin Standard

Advisor & contributor

42 published articles and interviews on crypto regulation, stablecoins, and compliance across outlets including CoinDesk, Decrypt, Nasdaq, and Forbes. Read the writing.

Building at the frontier of finance? Let's talk.

I take on a limited number of engagements each year. If the timing and the problem are right, I'd like to hear about it.