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602 people in our graph share verified history with Josh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Erica WuunlockedJosh: together at Peking University (2004)
×4Josh: together at The George Washington University
×3Josh: together at United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York
Josh: together at Deutsche Bank
About
Chief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR, previously Assistant General Counsel at Circle, with prior experience advising financial institutions on trading, clearing, and custody. He holds a JD from Fordham Law.
Experience
- GSRChief Legal and Strategy Officercurrent2025 — present
- GSRChief Strategy Officer US and Global Deputy General Counsel2025 — 2026
- GSRManaging Director and Global Deputy General Counsel2023 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- GSRManaging Director, Head of U.S. Legal and Compliance2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Lite StrategyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- CircleAssistant General Counsel - Head of Product and Regulatory Legal2021 — 2022
- Société GénéraleDirector and Counsel - Head of Prime Services and Clearing Legal (Americas)2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Société GénéraleVice President and Counsel2015 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Deutsche BankVice President and Legal Counsel2012 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Teigland-Hunt LLPAssociate2007 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New YorkLegal Intern2007
Skills & more
LeadershipGlobal Strategy2Digital Assets1Cryptocurrency
From Josh's professional profile.
Colleagues at GSR
Alain Kunz
Head of Business Development, EMEA at GSR
Alex Taaffe
Chief Revenue Officer at GSR
Brian Rudick
Managing Director of Research at GSR
Carlos Guzman
Researcher at GSR
Charlie Talcott
Senior Associate at Ospraie Ag Science
CJ Fong
APAC General Manager at GSR
Cristian Gil
Chairman at GSR
Jakob Palmstierna
President at GSR
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Riezman?
- Chief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR, previously Assistant General Counsel at Circle, with prior experience advising financial institutions on trading, clearing, and custody. He holds a JD from Fordham Law.
- Where does Josh Riezman work?
- Josh Riezman is Chief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR.
- Where did Josh Riezman go to school?
- Josh Riezman studied at Fordham University School of Law (J.D.); The George Washington University (B.A., International Affairs); Peking University (Chinese Language Studies Program).
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Also attended Fordham University School of Law58
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Also attended The George Washington University329
RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauZach CollinsPartner at Mission Biocapital
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Also attended Peking University234
Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesGaby PanVentures Manager at Qualcomm VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpPeng ChengManaging Partner at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Jun LiInvestor at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.
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Also attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University111
Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalMeera BissoondeealInvestor at 13books CapitalAli Clunies-RossPartner & Co-Head VC at ArtesianRobert ShanManaging Partner Redstone Hong Kong at RedstoneXiao (Sean) YangAssociate at Shunwei CapitalEmma UbrigInvestor at HV Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lite Strategy1
Also worked at Circle33
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalRen RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersMelissa BodensieckInvestor at True VenturesAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesGus ColdebellaChief Legal Officer at Castle Island VenturesRia BhutoriaVenture Partner at Castle Island Ventures
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Also worked at Société Générale189
Guilhem BellionCo-founder of SpendeskSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalFlorence LiaigreInvestor at MedicxiRichard TapalagaDirector at Qualcomm VenturesTeresa ChecaInvestor at Kfund
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Also worked at Deutsche Bank921
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera Capital
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