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Catherine is the Head of VIP & Institutional at Binance, where she is responsible for providing global coverage of the exchange's most sophisticated clients, from individual traders and mid-sized proprietary teams to global financial institutions. Prior to joining Binance, she spent 15 years in investment banking with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and others, gaining experience in multiple asset classes and specializing in derivatives and structured solutions. At Binance, Catherine is driving the development of the Binance Institutional platform and building an institutional-grade product stack to accelerate institutional growth. With a pioneering spirit, she is passionate about connecting the traditional financial world and the crypto world, and has been leading the launch of many first-to-market products that make Binance the go-to digital asset platform for institutions.
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