Caitlin Long

Caitlin Long is the founder &and CEO of Custodia Bank. She holds a joint J.D./M.P.P. degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and attended the University of Wyoming for a bachelor's degree in 1990. Caitlin ran Morgan Stanley’s pension solutions business from 2007-20162007–2016.

She held senior roles at Credit Suisse from 1997-2007, and began her career at Salomon Brothers from 1994-1997). The Wall Street veteran became active in the bitcoin and blockchain industries in 2012. In 2018-2020 she helped Wyoming enact 20 blockchain-enabling laws.

She held senior roles at Credit Suisse from 1997–2007 and continued her career at Salomon Brothers from 1994–1997. The Wall Street veteran became active in the bitcoin and blockchain industries in 2012. In 2018–2020, she helped Wyoming enact twenty blockchain-enabling laws.

In 2018, Caitlin was appointed by two Wyoming Governors to serve on related legislative committees. From 2016-20182016–2018, she jointly ran a blockchain project for delivering market index data to Vanguard, as the chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockchain start-up.

She held senior roles at Credit Suisse from 1997-2007, and began her career at Salomon Brothers from 1994-1997). The Wall Street veteran became active in the bitcoin and blockchain industries in 2012. In 2018-202018-2020 she helped Wyoming enact 20 blockchain-enabling laws.

In 2018, Caitlin was appointed by two Wyoming Governors to serve on related legislative committees. From 2016-182016-2018 she jointly ran a blockchain project for delivering market index data to Vanguard, as the chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockchain start-up.

Caitlin Long is the founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. She holds a joint J.D./M.P.P. degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and attended the University of Wyoming for a bachelor's degree in 1990. Caitlin ran Morgan Stanley’s pension solutions business from 2007-2016.

She held senior roles at Credit Suisse from 1997-2007, and began her career at Salomon Brothers from 1994-1997). The Wall Street veteran became active in the bitcoin and blockchain industries in 2012. In 2018-20 she helped Wyoming enact 20 blockchain-enabling laws.

In 2018, Caitlin was appointed by two Wyoming Governors to serve on related legislative committees. From 2016-18 she jointly ran a blockchain project for delivering market index data to Vanguard, as the chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockchain start-up.

A Wall Street veteran, Caitlin Long first came across Bitcoin in 2012 in economics circles at the Austrian School. She fully immersed herself in 2013 when an article on how to buy and store Bitcoin hit her inbox. With a passion for “honest ledgers” and the goal to make securities markets fairer by issuing and trading securities on a blockchain, Long was chairwoman and president of the blockchain startup Symbiont until 2018.

She co-founded Wyoming Blockchain Coalition in 2017 and served as a gubernatorial appointee at the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force until 2019. Long currently chairs WyoHackathon, a nonprofit hackathon, and is CEO of Avanti Financial Group.

Caitlin holds a B.A in Political economy from the University of Wyoming in the Class of 1990 and M.P.P in International trade and police from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the Class of 1994. She also Juris Doctor in the Class of 2004.

From 1994 to 1997, Caitlin was an Associate at Salomon Brothers. From 1997 to 2007, she served as a Managing Director at Credit Suisse. In 2003-2011, Caitlin was a Board member of University of Wyoming Foundation.

In 2007, she joined Morgan Stanley as a Managing Director and quit the company in 2016. From that time and up to 2018, she was a Chairman of the Board & President of Symbiont. Between 1994 and 1997, Caitlin worked at Salomon Brothers, and from 1997 to 2007 she worked at Credit Suisse.

Caitlin is a member of the Mises Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting Austrian economics and other Libertarian principles.

Founder & CEO

Avanti Financial Group

Feb 2020 – present time

Wyoming

Chairman

WyoHackathon

June 2018 – present time

Gubernatorial Appointee, Wyoming Blockchain Task Force

State of Wyoming Legislature

Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

Cheyenne, Wyoming Area

Co-Founder

Wyoming Blockchain Coalition

Npv 2017 - March 2019

Chairman of the Board & President

Symbiont.io

Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Greater New York City Area

Managing Director

Morgan Stanley

Sept 2007 - Apr 2016

Board Member

University of Wyoming Foundation

2003 - 2011

Managing Director

Credit Suisse

June 1997 - Sept 2007

Associate

Salomon Brothers

Aug 1994 - June 1997

Long made several headlines last year for her voice in the crypto regulatory arena. In February, she announced the establishment of the first crypto-native bank in the U.S., Avanti Financial Group. In October, the firm received a charter to operate from the Wyoming State Banking Board, just behind San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appointed Long to be a member of the Wyoming blockchain committee, and she used her influence to appeal to crypto users and others to support pro-crypto legislation in the state. June saw Long advocate for banking giant JPMorgan Chase to move to Wyoming to protect itself from a potential skyrocketing Bitcoin price.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many crypto events and conferences from taking place in 2020, Long was still an active speaker. She participated in both the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and April’s Virtual Blockchain Week, urging firms to provide greater transparency in the crypto space and “not to recreate the same thing that happened in the traditional financial industry.”

Going into 2021, pro-crypto Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis will take her seat representing Wyoming. The pairing of a crypto-friendly regulatory environment and a pro-Bitcoin lawmaker may help further crypto adoption in the new year. Long has stated that Lummis wants to defend Bitcoin “against federal encroachment” and “believes in the philosophy” behind the digital asset.

Long may have several speaking engagements in 2021 as her state becomes a likely litmus test for the federal regulation of crypto in the United States. This year’s WyoHackathon will most likely be held in September.

• Mastering Bitcoin - Andreas M. Antonopoulos
• Debt And Delusion - Peter Warburton
• The Forgotten Man - Amity Shlaes
• The Truth Machine - Paul Vigna
• When Money Dies - Adam Fergusson
• The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous

A Wall Street veteran, Caitlin Long first came across Bitcoin in 2012 in economics circles at the Austrian School. She fully immersed herself in 2013 when an article on how to buy and store Bitcoin hit her inbox. With a passion for “honest ledgers” and the goal to make securities markets fairer by issuing and trading securities on a blockchain, Long was chairwoman and president of the blockchain startup Symbiont until 2018.

She co-founded Wyoming Blockchain Coalition in 2017 and served as a gubernatorial appointee at the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force until 2019. Long currently chairs WyoHackathon, a nonprofit hackathon, and is CEO of Avanti Financial Group.

Caitlin holds a B.A in Political economy from the University of Wyoming in the Class of 1990 and M.P.P in International trade and police from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the Class of 1994. She also Juris Doctor in the Class of 2004.

From 1994 to 1997, Caitlin was an Associate at Salomon Brothers. From 1997 to 2007, she served as a Managing Director at Credit Suisse. In 2003-2011, Caitlin was a Board member of University of Wyoming Foundation.

In 2007, she joined Morgan Stanley as a Managing Director and quit the company in 2016. From that time and up to 2018, she was a Chairman of the Board & President of Symbiont. Between 1994 and 1997, Caitlin worked at Salomon Brothers, and from 1997 to 2007 she worked at Credit Suisse.

Caitlin is a member of the Mises Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting Austrian economics and other Libertarian principles.

Founder & CEO

Avanti Financial Group

Feb 2020 – present time

Wyoming

Chairman

WyoHackathon

June 2018 – present time

Gubernatorial Appointee, Wyoming Blockchain Task Force

State of Wyoming Legislature

Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

Cheyenne, Wyoming Area

Co-Founder

Wyoming Blockchain Coalition

Npv 2017 - March 2019

Chairman of the Board & President

Symbiont.io

Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Greater New York City Area

Managing Director

Morgan Stanley

Sept 2007 - Apr 2016

Board Member

University of Wyoming Foundation

2003 - 2011

Managing Director

Credit Suisse

June 1997 - Sept 2007

Associate

Salomon Brothers

Aug 1994 - June 1997

Long made several headlines last year for her voice in the crypto regulatory arena. In February, she announced the establishment of the first crypto-native bank in the U.S., Avanti Financial Group. In October, the firm received a charter to operate from the Wyoming State Banking Board, just behind San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appointed Long to be a member of the Wyoming blockchain committee, and she used her influence to appeal to crypto users and others to support pro-crypto legislation in the state. June saw Long advocate for banking giant JPMorgan Chase to move to Wyoming to protect itself from a potential skyrocketing Bitcoin price.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many crypto events and conferences from taking place in 2020, Long was still an active speaker. She participated in both the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and April’s Virtual Blockchain Week, urging firms to provide greater transparency in the crypto space and “not to recreate the same thing that happened in the traditional financial industry.”

Going into 2021, pro-crypto Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis will take her seat representing Wyoming. The pairing of a crypto-friendly regulatory environment and a pro-Bitcoin lawmaker may help further crypto adoption in the new year. Long has stated that Lummis wants to defend Bitcoin “against federal encroachment” and “believes in the philosophy” behind the digital asset.

Long may have several speaking engagements in 2021 as her state becomes a likely litmus test for the federal regulation of crypto in the United States. This year’s WyoHackathon will most likely be held in September.

• Mastering Bitcoin - Andreas M. Antonopoulos
• Debt And Delusion - Peter Warburton
• The Forgotten Man - Amity Shlaes
• The Truth Machine - Paul Vigna
• When Money Dies - Adam Fergusson
• The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous