Jeremy Allaire
Jeremy Allaire is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Circle, a global financial technology firm that specializes in digital currencies and blockchain technology. He is responsible for strategy, vision, and operating execution of the firm. Allaire has more than two decades of experience building and leading global internet software platforms. Prior to Circle, he served as Founder and CEO of Brightcove, Technologist and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst, and Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Allaire Corporation. Allaire has provided expert testimony on digital assets and monetary policy. He provides perspective and policy recommendations at the highest levels inside financial bodies across the US, UK, and Europe.
Jeremy Allaire Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO
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Technologist and Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Academic History
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B.A., Political Science and Economics
Under his leadership, Circle became the pioneer of USD Coin, the fastest-growing, fully-reserved, and regulated dollar stablecoin.
Governed by the Centre Consortium, led by Circle and Coinbase, USDC’s market cap is more than $26 billion with over $800 billion in transaction volume.
The firm enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.
EARLY CAREER
Prior to Circle, Allaire co-founded and led multiple global internet technology companies with thousands of employees, hundreds of millions of consumers served, and multiple successful public offerings on Nasdaq.
He served as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Brightcove, the leading cloud-based online video platform powering thousands of online video sites and applications around the world.
He also served as the CTO at Macromedia, where he helped define product roadmap and strategy for next-generation internet software platforms.
He served as the Co-Founder and CTO of Allaire Corporation, a pioneer in the use of the internet platform for commerce and business applications.
RECOGNITIONS
IMF High-Level Advisory Group on FinTech
2008 Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young
2009 Technology Pioneer, The World Economic Forum
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Allaire has provided expert testimony on digital assets and monetary policy before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs, the US Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee.
He has been featured or quoted in Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, Fortune, The New York Times, Yahoo! Finance, and more.
He has also been profiled or quoted in TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and The Block.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.