Grace Chao

Grace Chao is a seasoned capital markets executive and crypto/digital assets expert with extensive experience in finance and leadership roles. Currently, they serve as the North America Lead for Markets Digital Assets at Citi and are the founder of KIP101. Grace has previously held positions such as Managing Director at Riverside Risk Advisors and Structured Credit Consultant at Morgan Stanley, where they played a pivotal role during the financial crisis. Additionally, they briefly served as the Interim CFO at Bronx Charter School for Excellence while pursuing an MBA. Their career began at Lehman Brothers as a Structured Credit Associate, where they were instrumental in executing innovative transactions.