Leadership Levels Up: Anchorage Welcomes Ex-Salesforce and Ex-Addepar Execs to Expand Financial Services Business and Accelerate Pipeline Growth
At Anchorage, we have been fortunate to find continuous growth during what has been a turbulent time for companies the world over. Contributing to our forward momentum is the recent addition of two new chairs at our (virtual, for the time-being) executive leadership table: one for Julie Veltman, CFA, Head of Finance, and one for Geoff Clauss, Head of Sales — two respected leaders from the worlds of tech and finance.
Julie Veltman, CFA, brings with her extensive experience in financial leadership, building high performing teams and driving innovation. With deep expertise in the worlds of technology and traditional finance, Julie is uniquely equipped to help grow Anchorage’s rapidly expanding suite of financial services for the digital asset space.
“The global financial crisis of 2008 highlighted weaknesses in the traditional global financial system, yet the top 5 US banks continue to control over half of the industry’s assets. As issues like access to banking and lack of trust in big institutions continue to proliferate, it feels very conceivable that blockchain technology will be a significant part of a newly transformed financial system.”
— Julie Veltman, CFA
Realizing the future of finance will take pioneers not just in tech and regulatory spaces, but also in the realm of financial systems and instruments. A visionary leader who was instrumental in issuing new asset-backed securitizations for Merrill Lynch’s Structured Product Capital Markets group, as well as building out a broker-dealer, debt issuance platform, and fixed income trading business for Cohen & Company, Julie spent the last five years with Salesforce, enabling durable business growth by driving financial planning, reporting, and efficiency at the helm of their Infrastructure Finance and Strategy team.
On the sales side of the organization, Geoff Clauss brings more than two decades of experience in private equity, wealth management, and fintech to his role at the helm of the Anchorage sales team, targeting exponential growth in the months ahead.
“Traditional Institutional investors are really only beginning to dabble in crypto, and the opportunity is massive. As the digital asset class claims its rightful place in the investment portfolios of endowments, foundations, pensions, and sovereign funds, Anchorage will be a requirement. Even more exciting is Anchorage’s continued growth and expanding suite of product offerings.”
— Geoff Clauss
A well-respected leader in the financial industry, Geoff is known among his peers for his laser focus on making customers successful. Before joining Anchorage, Geoff spent 7 years overseeing sales at Addepar, during which time their number of clients and revenue grew 10x and 35x respectively. Geoff began his career in tech with Advent (now SS&C), where he spent 15 years building trading networks, selling, and managing sales. During his time with Advent, he also contributed to an important strategic acquisition, opening the company up to the wealth management space.
With the addition of Julie and Geoff to our executive roster, Anchorage builds on an already strong team of technological and regulatory trailblazers, plotting the way forward for the digital asset space. Please, join us in welcoming Julie and Geoff to the Anchorage team.
About Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry’s leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings. The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
This post is intended for informational purposes only. It is not to be construed as and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in Anchor Labs, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries, and should not be relied upon to make any investment decisions. Furthermore, nothing within this announcement is intended to provide tax, legal, or investment advice and its contents should not be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or digital asset or to engage in any transaction therein.
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