Charles Cascarilla

Charles Cascarilla is the CEO and co-founder of Paxos, a regulated financial institution building infrastructure to enable movement between physical and digital assets in a trustworthy way. With more than 20 years of experience in financial services, Cascarilla has a unique perspective on integrating blockchain technology with traditional systems. He co-founded institutional asset management complex Cedar Hill Capital Partners in 2005 and its venture capital subsidiary, Liberty City Ventures, in 2012.

Cascarilla has been a leader in introducing regulatory frameworks to the blockchain industry by securing the first Trust charter for digital assets and by testifying to the US Senate and House of Representatives on the merits of this technology for the global economy. He was also a founding member of CoinCenter and the Association for Digital Asset Markets, a private organization of member firms seeking to build a safer, stronger and more efficient digital assets marketplace. Earlier in his career, Cascarilla was a portfolio manager at Claiborne Capital and worked at both Bank of America Securities and Goldman Sachs. He serves on the board of several charities and private companies including ALS Biopharma, Project ALS and The Centurion Foundation. He also sits on the Governing Board of the Hyperledger Project.

Cascarilla holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and is a CFA charterholder.