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Managing Partner and President

Chris Perkins sitting in his bright office

Specializes in

Bridging crypto and traditional finance, derivatives, clearing, and prime brokerage, crypto market structure and regulation

Education

BS, U.S. Naval Academy (with distinction), MA, National Security Studies, Georgetown University

Experience

Global Co-Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage at Citi, U.S. Head of Derivatives Intermediation at Lehman Brothers, U.S. Marine Corps (9 years, Captain), Iraq war veteran

Notable Achievements

Co-inventor of the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR), the first crypto interest rate benchmark, testified before Congress on crypto market structure design, appointed to the CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee and Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee, co-founded Veterans in Digital Assets (VIDA) and Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS)