Sara Stratoberdha Stiefler

Sara Stratoberdha Stiefler is an experienced executive currently serving as the CEO of CoinDesk since February 2024. Prior to this role, Stiefler held the position of Vice President and Head of Business Development at Bullish from January 2023 to February 2024. Previous experience includes Vice President roles at Far Peak Acquisition Corp from April 2021 to January 2023 and at Blackstone during 2020-2021. Stiefler began a career in finance at Asante Capital Group LLP as an Associate from 2018 to 2020, and worked as an Associate at Credit Suisse from 2014 to 2018, focusing on Investment Banking Analysis in Financial Institutions Group (FIG). Stiefler also gained early experience as a Cost Analyst at KVH Industries Inc. in 2013 and participated in a Senate role with the State of Rhode Island in 2012. Stiefler holds a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Georgetown University and attended Portsmouth Abbey School.