FinTech Advisory Council

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Kathy Kraninger

The Honorable Kathleen L. Kraninger is the vice president of regulatory affairs at Solidus Labs, where she leads the firm’s regulatory strategy and works to advance market integrity and responsible innovation in digital asset markets.
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Melissa Koide

Prior to establishing FinRegLab, Koide served as the U.S. Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consumer Policy where she developed and executed the Treasury Department’s consumer policies.
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Colin Jones

Colin Jones is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Outerlands Capital, an innovative digital asset manager built on world-class experience in blockchain development and institutional finance.
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Eric Ghysels

Eric Ghysels holds the inaugural Edward M. Bernstein Distinguished Professorship of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a professor of finance at the Kenan-Flagler Business School.
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Todd Denbo

Todd Denbo has 25 years of experience driving innovation & growth for consumers and small businesses within financial services, including auto lending, credit cards, consumer lines, and loans, investment-secured loans, deposits, and marketing. He now serves as Vice President and Commercial leader for the Intuit QuickBooks Money Portfolio, which includes QuickBooks’ lending, payments, and banking products.
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Corey Carlisle

Corey Carlisle is the Head of Public Policy for Varo Bank, the first consumer fintech to be granted a national banking charter in 2020.
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Richard Berner

Richard Berner is clinical professor of management practice in the department of finance and, with Professor Robert Engle, is co-director of the Stern Volatility and Risk Institute.
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Jo Ann Barefoot

Jo Ann Barefoot is CEO & co-founder of AIR—the Alliance for Innovative Regulation—and host of the global podcast show Barefoot Innovation.
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Jeremy Allaire

Jeremy Allaire is responsible for strategy, vision, and operating execution at Circle. He brings more than two decades of experience building and leading global internet software platforms, including founder and CEO of Brightcove, technologist and entrepreneur in residence at General Catalyst, chief technology officer of Macromedia, and co-founder and chief technology officer of Allaire Corporation.