{"id":"max-branzburg","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Max Branzburg","hidden":false,"content":"**Max Branzburg** is the Vice President and the Head of Consumer Products at [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), a centralized exchange ([CEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cex-centralized-exchange)) platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-hivzegywuj)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-u6i0kdoo4jf)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nMax Branzburg attended Princeton University from 2007 to 2011 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public and International Affairs & Mechanical Engineering Program in Sustainable Energy. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-skcu7d8hha)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nMax Branzburg began his professional career at Booz & Company, working as a Consultant. Over 2 years, from 2011 to 2013, he focused on developing growth, international expansion, and M&A strategies for technology and energy companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-skcu7d8hha)  \n  \nFollowing this, Max Branzburg worked at Google as a Product Manager for 5 years, from 2013 to 2018. During his tenure at Google, Max played a significant role in the launch and growth of Google Tez, a payments app tailored for the Indian market. This app achieved a remarkable milestone by reaching over 100 million Monthly Active Users (MAU) and ultimately evolved into Google Pay. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-skcu7d8hha)  \n  \n## Coinbase  \n  \nCurrently, Max serves as the Vice President and Head of Consumer Products at [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), a position he has held since April 2018. In this role, he started with leading the Corporate Development Team for around a year and then was promoted to fully assuming the role of Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-skcu7d8hha)[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-o6mltu8k9vh)  \n  \n> \"I previously led our Corporate Development team, with responsibility for product strategy, M&A, and Ventures investments. Earlier this year, after working closely with many of the product teams in my Corp. Dev. role, I became the Head of Product for Coinbase - our retail-focused consumer investment product. I’m now on the Leadership Team and responsible for strategic direction, product management, and P&L for the consumer business.\"","summary":"Max Branzburg is the Vice President and Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase, with a background in public and international affairs, and sustainable energy.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"hivzegywuj\",\"url\":\"https://www.crunchbase.com/person/max-branzburg\",\"description\":\"Crunchbase profile\",\"timestamp\":1696607704000},{\"id\":\"u6i0kdoo4jf\",\"url\":\"https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/23423303\",\"description\":\"Bloomberg Profile\",\"timestamp\":1696607798337},{\"id\":\"skcu7d8hha\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbranzburg/\",\"description\":\"Linkedin Profile\",\"timestamp\":1696607846465},{\"id\":\"o6mltu8k9vh\",\"url\":\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-coinbase-rising-stars-max-202742809.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGDVXGHZZDLLpo5YGmhyEhcQRxdoUq1E8yyNv-HOgPYgzHaA_2c30mZdhTGUqZu94h5Llk7pzIA-G1tyrZXhgOGRtLVZEQyzDY5d1krEScTo6_vZP4LuHh93orK9fMpx3qoazAI03TFIag8jfQqUoOFQvnBTT8AQ0WLhctgx1Dsg\",\"description\":\"Yahoo Max Branzburg and Dave Farmer Interview \",\"timestamp\":1697617660108}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/maxbranzburg?lang=en"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbranzburg"},{"id":"medium_profile","value":"https://maxbranzburg.medium.com/"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"added more detail to Coinbase section"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmPMLAs3sv9eT2CcGMS7TPVyJU7UsGDRyByGg38zvuHfcZ"}],"user":{"id":"0xa817e9da10923C49C3eD3265Ec9aAb4FB2AF69FE"},"author":{"id":"0xa817e9da10923C49C3eD3265Ec9aAb4FB2AF69FE","profile":{"username":"Yeonwoo","avatar":""}},"media":[],"views":20,"events":[],"ipfs":"QmPMLAs3sv9eT2CcGMS7TPVyJU7UsGDRyByGg38zvuHfcZ","transactionHash":"0x8f15be144a4e9ab9a2b044e8e5ef97bf2def4b180b70b182bb69e05230b4dbfc","created":"2023-10-06T16:02:35.524Z","updated":"2023-10-13T16:16:02.996Z","images":[{"id":"QmZivNCYsuwSpo5BKhm34chmHKQQqCjMB92GMCciWoXr8F","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":null}