Governance
The Policy Council plays a pivotal role in shaping the agenda of the UKCBC's initiatives and establishing key strategic policy positions. Guided by the elected Chair, who is chosen by the membership for a one-year term, the council comprises Working Group Chairs and one additional member.
Together, they contribute to the formulation of impactful policies and the advancement of the UKCBC’s objectives.
Katie Harries
Chair
Katie is a Director for International Policy at Coinbase where she leads on UK policy. Prior to this, Katie was an Executive Director in the Executive Office at Goldman Sachs, where she worked for 16 years. Katie has a first class degree in Social and Political Sciences from Jesus College, Cambridge University.
Isadora Arredondo, Chair, Decentralisation Working Group
Isadora is Global Policy Director at Hedera. Prior to joining she worked at Global Counsel and before that at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where she developed prudential and conduct policy on a wide range of areas including crypto assets, payments and for the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR). She also led on the FCA's perimeter work and drafted its second annual report. Before working in regulation, she was a consultant for the Economist Intelligence Unit, where she was responsible for designing, managing and delivering policy-based, thought leadership products across four different geographies (LATAM, MENA, EU and US) for clients in the private, public and multilateral sectors.
Matthew Osborne, Chair, Digital Money Working Group
Matthew is Policy Director for Europe at Ripple, the leading provider of digital assets infrastructure to businesses. He is passionate about new technologies and believes that well-designed regulation plays a key role in supporting sustainable innovation. Matthew previously worked at the Bank of England, where he led the payments policy team working on innovations such as stablecoins and distributed ledger technology. Prior to that he held a number of senior policy roles at the Bank of England and was seconded to NatWest Bank's global treasury. He has a PhD in Finance from Bayes Business School and has authored numerous papers and blogs on financial services policy topics
Perry Scott, Chair, Intermediary Working Group
Perry Scott is a Policy Manager at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, specializing in the UK, Canada, and Australia. With a background in economics and public policy, Perry has held various roles in financial services legislation and strategy, including working at HM Treasury as a Senior Policy Advisor for Cryptoassets. Perry also has experience as an Economics Advisor for Coronavirus Response Schemes for SME Finance and as an Economist for fiscal risk analysis. Perry's educational background includes a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Sean Kiernan, Policy Council Member
Sean Kiernan is the Founder and CEO of Greengage, a digital finance pioneer. He has extensive experience in financial services, having worked in various executive management positions. He founded Greengage after working at the first bank in the world to offer crypto products to clients, Falcon Private Bank, where he served as the COO and Interim CEO of the London operation until leaving to establish Greengage. Prior to that, he held management positions at Clariden Leu, a division of Credit Suisse, and Zurich Financial Services. Mr Kiernan has an MBA from the University of St. Gallen and a BSc from Georgetown University.
Secretariat
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