Alex C. Levine, Chief Regulatory Officer and Head of Legal at TrustToken

We would like to welcome Alex C. Levine as the Chief Regulatory Officer and Head of Legal for TrustToken. He has spent more than 15 years as an attorney and regulatory executive focused on the practice of cryptocurrency, securities, and derivatives law. Alex has previously held senior legal positions at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), where he was intimately involved in the regulatory response to the credit crisis and rule makings under the Dodd-Frank Act. He has served as Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer at LedgerX, the first federally-authorized derivatives exchange and clearinghouse for cryptocurrency. He was also Director of Regulatory Compliance at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), a systemically-important financial market utility (SIFMU).

Prior to that, Alex was General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at the hedge fund Gladius Capital Management LP. He started his career as an Associate Attorney at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. In addition to his legal and regulatory expertise, Alex has significant experience advising companies as well as providing strategic input on core business development and change management initiatives.

Alex received a J.D. from Stanford University Law School. He also attained an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and Analytic Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he specialized in the financial analysis of innovative investment products and complex trading strategies as well as in how startups create and sustain competitive advantages. Alex additionally graduated with a B.A. in Economics & Politics from Oberlin College.

Welcome to the TrustToken team!