Bobby Zagotta
Bobby Zagotta is a well-known figure in the crypto industry, and the U.S. CEO and Global Commercial Officer of Bitstamp, the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange. In his role, Bobby oversees the day-to-day operations and accelerates Bitstamp's growth in the region as part of the company's commitment to expand further into the U.S. Bobby is a global P&L and strategy executive with a proven track record of success in launching and expanding new businesses, driving growth, establishing global markets, and leading transformational change at the enterprise level, with extensive experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. Prior to joining Bitstamp, he was the Chief Commercial Officer of crypto asset exchange Kraken, where was responsible for strategy, business development, research and analytics, and global growth initiatives. Prior to Kraken, Bobby was a senior managing director and member of the executive team at financial exchange and markets operator CME Group, leading global strategy and growth. He also co-founded a strategy advisory firm, worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior manager and principal consultant and started his career as an engineer at Texas Instruments.
Bobby Zagotta Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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U.S. CEO & Global Chief Commercial Officer
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Chief Commercial Officer
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Senior Managing Director of Strategy & Execution
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Senior Manager
Academic History
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B.S., Industrial Engineering
EXPERTISE
Bobby has broad operating experience in financial services/FinTech, professional services, manufacturing and technology sectors
He has significant experience in building and leading winning teams, strategy and M&A, and big data analytics.
He is skilled in operations and lean principles, planning/forecasting and leadership team facilitation and execution.
KRAKEN
Bobby was a member of the senior leadership team accountable for business operations & strategy, and business development.
He was also part of the corporate development/M&A, intelligence & analytics, banking & payments, as well as two business line P&Ls.
During his tenure at Kraken, he gained extensive expertise in cryptocurrency, strategic communications, negotiation, and blockchain.
He was Senior Managing Director of Strategy & Execution, and a member of the senior leadership team and corporate officer.
He was responsible for big data and analytics, corporate strategy and innovation, planning and execution, and corporate VC investments.
During his tenure, he helped triple CME Group's share value and to outperform the S&P 500 by a margin of 2:1.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Bobby has been featured in Blockworks and CoinDesk, among others.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.