Ripple Connections

Ripple Government and Business Connections

U.S. Government

• Rosie Rios: Former U.S. Treasurer (2009–2016) under President Barack Obama.
• Lauren Belive: Former White House official under President Barack Obama.
• Anja Manuel: Former U.S. State Department official.
• Michael Barr: Currently Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve for Supervision.

BlackRock

• Robert Mitchnick: Currently BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, previously worked at Ripple Labs as Head of Strategy and Product Marketing.
• Craig Phillips: A Director at Ripple Labs, previously held leadership roles at BlackRock.

BNY Mellon

• Maxime de Guillebon: Head of digital asset product at BNY Mellon before joining Ripple. Previously CEO of Zodia Custody.
• Sandie O’Connor: Director/Board Member at BNY Mellon, Terex Corporation, and Ripple Labs Inc., and Chair of the Board of Directors at YMCA of Greater New York.

DTCC

• Donald Donahue: Former CEO of DTCC, joined Ripple Labs as an advisor in 2015.

SWIFT

• Marcus Treacher: Former SWIFT board member, joined Ripple in 2016 as the global head of strategic accounts.
• Marjan Delatinne: Worked at SWIFT for over 11 years before joining Ripple.
• Ravi Subramanyam: Spent over 9 years at SWIFT before moving to Ripple.
• Siva Kumar N.: Was employed at SWIFT for over 7 years before transitioning to Ripple.

SBI Holdings

• Yoshitaka Kitao: CEO of SBI Holdings and a Ripple board member, appointed as an economic advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister in 2020.
• Masashi Okuyama: Executive Officer and General Counsel at SBI Holdings, CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, and Director at Zodia Custody Limited.

Federal Reserve

• Michael Barr: Former advisor to Ripple Labs, currently Vice Chair for Supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
• Jess Cheng: Counsel and Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before joining Ripple, and later Senior Counsel at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

IMF

• Jess Cheng: Counsel at the IMF’s Legal Department from March 2018, specializing in fintech, payments, and central banking operations.

Ethereum and Cardano

• Charles Hoskinson: Co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Cardano, listed as an advisor to Ripple Labs.

Reserve Bank of India

• Raghuram Rajan: Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, joined Ripple’s Advisory Board in December 2024.

Bank of England and Bank of Canada

• Mark Carney: Former Governor of the Bank of England and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, reportedly involved in piloting Ripple’s technology during his tenure at the Bank of England.

Goldman Sachs

• Brooks Entwistle: Held various leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, including:
  • CEO of Goldman Sachs India
  • CEO of Goldman Sachs Singapore
  • Chairman of Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia
  • Co-Founder and Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asia’s High Technology Group

Everstone Capital

• Brooks Entwistle: Served as the CEO of Everstone Capital, a private equity and real estate investment firm focused on India and Southeast Asia.

EQT Group

• Brooks Entwistle: Member of the Board of Directors at EQT AB, a global private equity firm.

The Asia Foundation, The Aspen Institute, and Young Life

• Brooks Entwistle: Trustee at The Asia Foundation, The Aspen Institute, and Young Life.

United Nations

• Brooks Entwistle: Early in his career, he worked as a District Electoral Supervisor with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

• Jess Cheng: Currently a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in New York, representing fintech clients on regulatory, transactional, and product development projects.

American Bar Association (ABA)

• Jess Cheng: Vice Chair of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee and Chair of its Payments Subcommittee and Task Force on Tokenized Payments Instruments.

This list organizes the notable individuals associated with Ripple Labs by the companies they have worked for outside of Ripple, providing a clear and structured view of their external affiliations.