Nicole Butler
InvestorChief Compliance Officer at Avara Β· Chief Compliance Officer at Aave Companies
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Sundeep PeechuunlockedNicole: together at Plaid (2019β2022)
Γ5Nicole: together at Coinbase
Γ2Nicole: together at University of Leicester
Γ3Nicole: together at Plaid
About
Nicole Butler is Chief Compliance Officer at Aave Labs and a qualified lawyer who also serves as Money Laundering Reporting Officer and an executive board director in the UK and US. Her work spans traditional finance, payments, open banking, cryptoassets, and decentralised finance, with a focus on developing regulatory and governance frameworks.
Experience
- Aave LabsChief Compliance Officercurrent2022 β present
- PlaidInternational Compliance Officer & MLRO2019 β 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- CoinbaseUK Compliance Lead & Deputy MLRO2018 β 2019
- Mako TradingCompliance Manager & Deputy MLRO2015 β 2018
- Alpari (UK) LtdDeputy Head of Compliance2012 β 2015London, United Kingdom
- Financial Ombudsman ServiceAdjudicator2009 β 2011London Area, United Kingdom
- Howard KennedyTrainee Solicitor2007 β 2009London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Compliance Management18Regulatory Compliance20Civil Litigation3Corporate Governance13Financial Services27FCA3KYC5AML3Foreign Exchange6Financial Promotions2Anti Money Laundering10Financial Markets21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicole Butler?
- Nicole Butler is Chief Compliance Officer at Aave Labs and a qualified lawyer who also serves as Money Laundering Reporting Officer and an executive board director in the UK and US. Her work spans traditional finance, payments, open banking, cryptoassets, and decentralised finance, with a focus on developing regulatory and governance frameworks.
- Where does Nicole Butler work?
- Nicole Butler is Chief Compliance Officer at Avara.
- Where did Nicole Butler go to school?
- Nicole Butler studied at University of Leicester (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law); University of the West of England (Legal Practice Course (LPC), Law).
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Also attended University of the West of England63
Charlotte HowardInvestor at Index VenturesJames WilsonDesigner-in-residence at Brighteye VenturesRossInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedGareth JonesManaging Partner at FinTech CollectiveDotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformMohamed FoulserPartner at Redstone
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Shared employers
Also worked at Plaid58
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also worked at Coinbase189
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
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