How Gemini's Jared Shaw is Solving the Cryptocurrency Distribution Problem

<p>Jared Shaw didn’t take the traditional path to the financial world. When his classmates were starting prestigious internships, he joined the military and gained valuable leadership skills. Today, Jared is focused on solving problems: specifically, solving the distribution problem in the world of cryptocurrency.</p><p>As the Head Of Finance at Gemini, Jared is deeply embedded in the frontier of crypto and digital assets. Gemini’s goal is simple yet ambitious: create a platform so secure and accessible that everyone will feel comfortable adopting it, no matter their age or background.</p><p>On this episode of <em>The Modern CFO</em>, Jared explains how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole, what’s so different about Gemini’s approach, and why every company needs a digital asset strategy.</p><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><ul> <li>Check out <a href="https://www.gemini.com/">Gemini</a> </li> <li>Connect with Jared Shaw on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-shaw-cfa-ba21071b/">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href="https://www.nthround.com/">Nth Round</a> </li> <li>Connect with Andrew Seski on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-seski-819b2581/">LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><p><br><strong>2:57 - Jared’s path to crypto</strong></p><p>When Jared joined Ernst and Young’s San Francisco Bay Area consulting division, he began to encounter startups who were disrupting the traditional financial services industry.</p><em>“I was helping financial services firms stay out of trouble. Banks, broker-dealers, insurance asset managers were all coming out of the financial crisis. Everyone was dealing with regulatory pressure, and so there was a lot of work helping them stay out of trouble. I started doing that in the San Francisco Bay Area, and shortly thereafter in the 2014-2015 timeframe FinTech really started to emerge. And being in the Bay Area, I was geographically fortunate to be able to focus on that sector and help EY build out its FinTech practice and approach. T