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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)[[2]](#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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) economics, and broader trends in digital asset markets.\n $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hC6Hz9tIuEI)$$ \n\nIn August 2026, as [World](https://iq.wiki/wiki/world) Liberty Financial’s co-founder and CEO, Witkoff discussed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s preliminary conditional approval of World Liberty Trust Company’s application for a national trust charter, along with [USD1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/usd1)’s launch on the [Canton Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/canton-network). The approval was conditional and preliminary, not a final charter.[[3]](#cite-id-ez29jx6p5l)[[4]](#cite-id-20wpq6sfm7)\n\nIn October 2026, Witkoff appeared at Token2049 in Singapore alongside World Liberty Financial co-founder [Zak Folkman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zak-folkman) and [Mesh](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mesh) CEO [Bam Azizi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bam-azizi). 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