Securitize announced this week Brett RedfearnThe former Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Trading and Markets has been appointed chairman of the company. HE he also joins Securitize’s board of directors.
Redfearn will work with Securitize’s leadership team to scale the company’s regulated platform across issuance, trading and fund management, while also increasing engagement with regulators, exchanges and institutional partners. On the board, he will also help guide the company’s long-term strategy as tokenization becomes integrated into the global market infrastructure.
“Securitize is perfectly positioned to lead the implementation of the tokenized financial infrastructure of the future.” said Redfearn. “The company has taken a compliance-first approach to tokenization from the beginning, with no compromises. I am extremely excited to work with this innovative team to help transform financial markets and provide opportunities and efficiency for investors and issuers while remaining committed to investor protection and market integrity.”
“Brett was instrumental in how modern markets are structured and regulated.” in question Carlos DomingoCo-founder and CEO of Securitize. “Having served as chairman of Securitize’s advisory board for the past four years, he is deeply familiar with our business, our leadership team, and our long-term vision. As tokenization becomes an integral part of the underlying financial infrastructure, his experience will help ensure that this transition is built to improve the current market structure with the protection and integrity that investors have come to expect.”
Redfearn is the founder of Panorama Financial Markets Advisory, which advises exchanges, broker-dealers, asset managers, fintechs and private equity firms. Previously, he served as director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets from 2017 to 2020.
During his tenure at the SEC, Redfearn led the Division of Trading and Markets, including efforts to modernize the National Market System, increase market transparency, and guide markets through extreme volatility in early 2020. Prior to the SEC, he spent 14 years at JP Morgan.
Following his time in public service, Redfearn served as head of capital markets at Coinbase, where he focused on building the thriving ecosystem for digital asset securities and expanding institutional participation in digital asset markets. Additional experience was gained from experience at BATS Global Markets, BATS Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, and BIDS Trading. Redfearn also served as chair of SIFMA’s Equity Markets and Trading Committee and as a board member of the National Organization of Investment Professionals.
