Many big names who have been working in mainstream finance, tech, banking and politics have switched their respectable high paying positions of power to join a still nascent cryptocurrency industry. The whole notion of cryptocurrency started less than a decade ago, following the development of bitcoin. Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency to be developed, later came lots of other digital currencies developed using similar protocols. These alternatives to bitcoin are aptly referred to as altcoins or alternate coins.
This week, a woman who has been in an executive position in Citigroup Inc. and the Bank of America Corporation , Sallie Krawcheck was announced as the newest member to join the board of Digital Asset Holdings Inc. Before joining the Digital Asset Holdings Inc., Sallie Krawcheck served as the chief financial officer and the head of wealth management at the Citigroup Inc. At the Bank of America, she was heading the wealth management operation before becoming the CEO of an investment firm targeting women called Ellevest . While Ellevest gets ready to be launched soon, Sallie Krawcheck has accepted a position on the board of Digital Asset Holdings Inc.
Sally Krawcheck is not the only high-profile Wall Street woman on the company’s board. Another person who has been making news in the recent days, Blythe Masters was earlier working with JP Morgan before she switched to crypto-industry to become the CEO of Digital Asset Holdings .
Digital Asset is not the only company to have migrants from other industries coming in, only to become naturalized citizens of the company. Uphold, formerly known as Bitreserve founded by Halsey Minor is currently run by Anthony Watson. He was formerly associated with Nike and Barclays where he held the position of the Chief Information Officer before joining Uphold. Currently, Anthony Watson is the President and […]
