Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese is Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer at a16z crypto. He oversees the legal, regulatory, policy, compliance, network governance and operations, trading operations, security, marketing and communications, and talent teams, and supports portfolio companies with strategy, hiring, and business expansion. He previously served as chief regulatory officer of the stock exchange in New York and acting superintendent of the state's financial services department, where he issued New York's first BitLicense. He also spent more than a decade at Weil Gotshal, focusing as a partner on securities litigation and corporate governance. He holds a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law and a bachelor's degree from Union College and served as a law clerk to Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa of the state's highest court.