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Brian Crist

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Chief Legal and Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFalconX

About

Brian Crist is Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Figure Technology Solutions, Inc., a blockchain-native capital marketplace. He brings over 25 years of experience in legal, compliance, and regulatory roles across fintech, payments, and technology companies, including positions at FalconX, eBay, Uber, and Citigroup, where he built and led legal and compliance functions across multiple stages of company development and geographic markets. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Carleton College.

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Experience

  1. FigureChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretarycurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. FalconXChief Legal and Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. eBayVice President (Legal) Payments, Risk and Growth2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. UberChief Payments Counsel2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Citigroup Inc.Chief Counsel for Citi Enterprise Payment Solutions; Director and Associate General Counsel2005 — 2015
  6. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAssociate2000 — 2005

Education

  1. Harvard Law SchoolJuris Doctor1997 — 2000
  2. Carleton CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)1992 — 1996

Skills & more

LeadershipCommercialGlobal Regulatory ComplianceStrategy34Enterprise Software5Mobile Payments3Emerging Payments1TechnologyFinancial Services12Credit Cards2Intellectual Property11Negotiation3
+12 moreContract NegotiationProduct DevelopmentHealthcareData PrivacyTargeted AdvertisingPayment SystemsStrategic PartnershipsCorporate LawE-commercePaymentsCorporate GovernanceMergers & Acquisitions

Languages German

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Law School126

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTracy Van GrackChief Communications Officer at RevolutionSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsRufus KingInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

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Also attended Carleton College19

Jessie HaoInvestor at GGV CapitalMira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesMichelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson VenturesSkyler KessenichAnalyst, Data Science at Growth Street PartnersHeather McPhersonPrincipal, Director of Impact at S2G Investments

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Shared employers

Also worked at Figure12

Dan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalVicky BindraCEO at Team8Akihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineIbrahim AlSuwaidiPartner at DCM VenturesDon ButlerManaging Director at Thomvest VenturesNima WedlakeManaging Director at Thomvest Ventures

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Also worked at FalconX29

Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesJeff BussgangInvestor at Flybridge Capital PartnersRyan MorrisonPartner at Founders Circle CapitalJacob CongerInvestor at HeadlineShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelKumar DandapaniManaging Partner at Cadenza

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Also worked at eBay132

Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalShakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm Ventures

+ 126 more

Also worked at Uber210

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

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