Caitlin Long
Caitlin Long is the Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, formerly Avanti Financial Group, a depository institution that provides digital asset banking, custody, and payment solutions. Caitlin is an expert in Bitcoin and blockchain technology and a 22-year Wall Street veteran with extensive experience in both traditional financial services and cryptocurrencies. Before devoting her career to digital assets, she worked in leading various Wall Street firms, including Salomon Brothers, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. In addition to Custodia Bank, Caitlin is a Senior Contributor for Digital Assets at Forbes and Chairman of WyoHackathon since 2018.
Caitlin Long Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Managing Director
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Managing Director
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Associate
Academic History
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J.D., Law
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M.P.P., International Trade and Finance
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B.A., Political Economy
CRYPTO & BLOCKCHAIN
Since 2018, Long has volunteered to lead the charge to make the state of Wyoming an oasis for blockchain companies in the United states.
She also helped Wyoming enact a series of blockchain-enabling laws in 2018 and 2019.
Two Wyoming governors have appointed her to serve on the Wyoming Legislature's Blockchain Task Force/Blockchain Select Committee.
She jointly spearheaded a project for delivering market index data to Vanguard using a blockchain.
She was Chairman and President of Symbiont, which was named Fintech Company of the Year 2017 by CustodyRisk.
WALL STREET CAREER
Caitlin was a Managing Director that ran Morgan Stanley's pension solutions business in New York and held senior roles at Credit Suisse New York and Zurich.
In addition to being Managing Director, she served as Morgan Stanley's Head of Corporate Strategies and Pension Solutions Group.
She also advised on the settlement of nearly $40B of pension obligations for GM, Verizon, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Motorola, and JC Penney, among others.
At Credit Suisse, she helped place the Initial Public Offerings of MetLife, Manulife, Prudential, Principal, and John Hancock.
She was a top-rated equity research analyst for the life insurance sector and worked directly for the co-CEOs on a business restructuring in Zurich.
She began her career as an associate at Salomon Brothers.
RECOGNITION
2021 Forbes 50 Over 50
2016 MarketsMedia Women in Finance Award for Excellence in Blockchain
2016 Inc.'s 10 Business Leaders Changing the World Through Tech
2013-2015 Institutional Investor's Pension 40
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Long has been featured or quoted in various leading financial media outlets and publications, including Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, and Financial Times.
She has appeared at CNBC, American Banker, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and many more.
She has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.