Brian Brooks
InvestorAdvisor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
About
Board member at MicroStrategy, partner at O'Melveny & Myers, and former Comptroller of the Currency.
Experience
- NubankBoard member, Nubank N.A. (in organization)current2026 β present
- BitGoMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 β present
- MicroStrategyMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- Meridian Capital GroupChairman and CEOcurrent2024 β present
- O'Melveny & Myers LLPOf Counsel2023 β 2024
- Valor Capital GroupSenior Advisor2021 β 2024
- BitfuryChief Executive Officer2021 β 2022
- Binance.USCEO2021
- Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyActing Comptroller of the Currency2020 β 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyFirst Deputy Comptroller of the Currency and Chief Operating Officer2020Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Member, Board of Directors2020 β 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Fannie MaeMember, Board of Directors2019 β 2020Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- CoinbaseChief Legal Officer2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Fannie MaeExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary2014 β 2018Washington, DC
- OneWest Bank (now CIT Bank, N.A.)Vice Chairman2011 β 2014Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- O'Melveny & Myers LLPManaging Partner, Washington, D.C. office; chair, Financial Services Practice Group1994 β 2011Washington, DC
- Judge Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitLaw Clerk1997 β 1998
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B. cum laude in Government
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D. with honors, Law
Skills & more
Mergers9Private Equity12Corporate Finance9Employment Law4Policy7Securities8Legal Writing8Securities Regulation8Corporate Governance40Arbitration5Venture Capital5Legal Research6
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Commercial LitigationLitigationIntellectual PropertyInternational LawCivil LitigationCapital MarketsDue DiligenceBankruptcyStrategic PlanningCorporate LawLicensingJoint VenturesFrom Brian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended University of Chicago Law School20
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarAbigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesAmanda BuschGeneral Counsel at Mucker CapitalMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGKarl WachterGeneral Counsel, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesRamis KhanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nubank16
Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVAkanksha MehtaInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALStephanie PassosTalent & Portfolio Partnership at NXTPDavid MarcusInvestor at FELIX CAPITALLucas VilanovaPartner at Base Partners
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Also worked at MicroStrategy11
Fernando GonzalezPartner, Global Capital Strategy at QED InvestorsMitty ChangChief Growth Officer & Operating Partner at Sora VenturesAlexander SchmitzPartner at Endeavour VisionJavier AldreteOperating Advisor at Elsewhere PartnersTim BabcockOperating Partner, GTM and Sales at Amplify PartnersPete BrigerExecutive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Fortress Investment Group
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Also worked at Fannie Mae9
Nathanael SutantoSenior Investment Manager, SEA at Circulate CapitalDr. Will BowserPrincipal at High Street Equity PartnersAakash ShahFellow at High Street Equity PartnersNadine HeadleyFinance & Operations Associate at NESsTManolo SanchezVenture Advisor at Mercury FundJennifer TescherAdvisory Board; Founder & CEO, Financial Health Network at Zeal Capital Partners
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Also worked at Coinbase77
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Colleagues at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Adam Lapayover
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Austin Reid
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Dapkiewicz
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Grigus
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Crist
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Chris Clark
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ivan Galli
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