{"id":"norman-reed","title":"Norman Reed","content":"**Norman Reed** is the former interim CEO of [Binance.US](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-us), a US-based [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchange. He was the company's General Counsel and served as interim CEO of Binance US from September 2023 to March 2026. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-rnaez3v4spq) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-0iu506l8je)​\n\n# Education\n\nNorman Reed graduated from Ohio State University, with a bachelor’s degree in political science and later a master’s degree in history. After his master's degree, he completed his education at Columbia University, acquiring a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-rnaez3v4spq)\n\n# Career\n\nNorman Reed's professional career started at an international firm, working for 3 years before joining the Federal [Reserve](https://iq.wiki/wiki/reserve) Bank of New York where he worked for 6 years and a half. During his time at the Federal [Reserve](https://iq.wiki/wiki/reserve) Bank, he met Karen Gifford, [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs) Labs' Chief Compliance Officer at the time, who influenced him to start working at [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs). After working at the Federal [Reserve](https://iq.wiki/wiki/reserve) Bank, Norman worked at the SEC in the division of Trading and Markets until 2007 and joined [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs) Labs as their General Counsel in 2015. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-rnaez3v4spq)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-3hq6mi39zwp)​\n\n> “My hope was that I could find a company that was building financial technology for the future that would appreciate my legal and regulatory background”\n\n> “As it turned out, Karen asked to see me last winter when she was in New York and told me about Ripple. I thought to myself—this sounds exactly like what I’m looking for.”\n\nHe also served as General Counsel for other financial services companies including Onsa, Nanopay, Carta, and Omgeo, LLC and has also worked as Managing Director of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-rnaez3v4spq)​\n\n## Binance.US\n\nFrom December 2021 to September 2023, Norman Reed served as General Counsel at [Binance.US](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-us), one of the world's largest [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchanges. In this capacity, he applied his legal expertise to shape Binance.US's legal framework and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. His strategic insights and understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem contribute to maintaining a secure and compliant trading environment for Binance.US users. In between September 2023 and March 2026 he was the company's interim CEO before the appointment of [Stephen Gregory](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stephen-gregory).","summary":"Norman Reed is the former interim CEO of Binance.US and former General Counsel at Ripple Labs, with a background in law and working for the SEC.","images":[{"id":"QmbGNpQFXCx7jDY2HfNtKw3LxhdgNBzNzdrmCQqNU1jCHG","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"media":[{"id":"QmeYzB4JGH3V8Eh7HcFTnDNB9PFhZ4fenWuffcdbgvj5nj","size":"0.53","name":"image","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"id":"QmYRXiZGUd3bANgMV3eW85PZ5eTuYH5L33oZ6jmdxYiDjW","size":"0.20","name":"image","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"rnaez3v4spq\",\"url\":\"https://blog.binance.us/norman-reed-joins-binance-us-as-general-counsel/\",\"description\":\"Binance.US announces Norman as General Counsel\",\"timestamp\":1686574446499},{\"id\":\"3hq6mi39zwp\",\"url\":\"https://www.newsbtc.com/news/ex-fed-joins-ripple-labs-general-counsel/\",\"description\":\"NewsBTC n Norman joining Ripple Labs\",\"timestamp\":1686574474447},{\"id\":\"0iu506l8je\",\"url\":\"https://apnews.com/article/binance-us-ceo-shroder-departs-layoffs-crypto-5cad2ad5fa8b6a385a4c85992a9ae508\",\"description\":\"Binance.US CEO departs as crypto company cuts a third of its workforce\",\"timestamp\":1694897731769}]"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"\"https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmPCKQwCJXsHvRxd7ukARioPypaJHNQwceDcJxVcsQZsz5\""},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Removed Norman Reed wiki page\""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmPCKQwCJXsHvRxd7ukARioPypaJHNQwceDcJxVcsQZsz5"}],"events":[{"date":"2021-12-01","title":"Binance.US","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Since December 2021, Norman Reed has been serving as General Counsel at Binance US, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. 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