{"id":"zach-witkoff","title":"Zach Witkoff","content":"**Zach Witkoff** is the CEO and co-founder of [World Liberty Financial](https://iq.wiki/wiki/world-liberty-financial), where he focuses on strategic initiatives to promote the mainstream adoption of [Decentralized Finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nwBswDjBa2)\n\n## Education\n\nZach Witkoff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Real Estate from the University of Miami Herbert Business School, graduating in 2015.  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-vJkGiGnjs2)\n\n## Career\n\nZach Witkoff is the President of Witkoff Capital, a family office he has led since January 2020, focusing on investments in [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), PropTech, FinTech, and consumer products. Prior to this role, he worked as a Project Manager at The Witkoff Group from 2016 to 2020. Earlier in his career, Witkoff gained experience in commercial real estate and finance, serving as a Financial Analyst and Summer Analyst at Wells Fargo between 2014 and 2016, and as an intern at the Ian Schrager Company in 2013.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nwBswDjBa2) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-vJkGiGnjs2)\n\nIn August 2025, Zach Witkoff appeared on CNBC Television, discussing [World Liberty Financial’s](https://iq.wiki/wiki/world-liberty-financial) $1.5 billion digital coin transaction and the development of its [USD1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/usd1) [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin). In the interview, he addressed the mechanics of the WLFI token, stablecoin economics, and broader trends in digital asset markets.\n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hC6Hz9tIuEI)$$","summary":"Zach Witkoff is the Co-Founder of World Liberty Financial, where he leads strategic initiatives to promote the mainstream adoption of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). He is a speaker in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.","images":[{"id":"QmRj2amAmynNSeHuyxw8f6NnwCqbQidoNZPA9ehpfXPapF","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"},{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"Speakers"},{"id":"Organizations"}],"media":[{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC6Hz9tIuEI","name":"hC6Hz9tIuEI","caption":"","thumbnail":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC6Hz9tIuEI","source":"YOUTUBE"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"nwBswDjBa2\",\"url\":\"https://consensus2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-zach-witkoff\",\"description\":\"Consensus 2025 speaker profile\",\"timestamp\":1758273830333},{\"id\":\"event-speaker-at-consensus-2025-link\",\"description\":\"Event link\",\"url\":\"https://consensus2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-zach-witkoff\",\"timestamp\":1758273830484},{\"id\":\"vJkGiGnjs2\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Zach Witkoff\",\"timestamp\":1758274026692,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-witkoff-038a4143/\"}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://www.twitter.com/ZachWitkoff"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-witkoff-038a4143/"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"feat: Create wiki article for Zach Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Financial.\""}],"events":[{"id":"5b2d8344-d1bf-4194-8186-f9ce443851ef","date":null,"title":"Co-founded World Liberty Financial","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Co-founded World Liberty Financial with a mission to lead strategic efforts aimed at bringing Decentralized Finance (DeFi) into the mainstream.","link":null,"multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"continent":null,"country":null},{"id":"084f6093-5b1d-4e19-ab50-1f9aa1deccde","date":"2025-05","title":"Speaker at Consensus 2025","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Spoke on the panel 'Stablecoins 2.0: How USD1 Is Setting the Benchmark' alongside Sergey Nazarov, Eric Trump, Charles Hoskinson, and Zak Folkman.","link":"https://consensus2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-zach-witkoff","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"continent":null,"country":null}],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":[],"speakers":[]}}