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Caitlin Long

Caitlin Long

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Caitlin

Caitlin Long Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, formerly Avanti Financial Group, a depository institution that provides digital asset banking, custody, and payment solutions. Long is a 22-year Wall Street veteran with extensive experience in both traditional financial services and cryptocurrencies. Prior to joining the Bitcoin and blockchain technology movement in 2012, she 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. 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. Today, Long also serves as a Senior Contributor for Digital Assets at Forbes and Chairman of WyoHackathon since 2018.

Professional Experience


Academic History

CRYPTO & BLOCKCHAIN


EARLY CAREER

  • In addition to being Managing Director, Long 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 began her career as an associate at Salomon Brothers.


RECOGNITION


MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS