Summary
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos is the Chief Legal Officer of Cboe Digital and has extensive experience in the crypto industry. She previously worked at Maple Finance and was a partner at King & Spalding. Katherine is well-versed in digital assets and frequently writes and speaks about DeFi, cryptocurrency regulations, and compliance. She obtained her degrees from the University of Southern California and Notre Dame Law School.
Key Points
1. Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos is the Chief Legal Officer of Cboe Digital, a U.S. regulated exchange and clearinghouse for crypto spot and crypto derivatives markets. Prior to joining Cboe Digital, she was General Counsel of Maple Finance, a capital-efficient corporate debt marketplace facilitating crypto institutional borrowing via liquidity pools funded by the DeFi ecosystem.
2. Before transitioning to the crypto industry, Katherine was a partner at King & Spalding, specializing in Special Matters and Government Investigations. She co-chaired the firm’s Financial Services Industry of Focus and the FinTech, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency working group. In this role, she represented corporations and individuals facing federal indictment or investigation by various regulators, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, NFA, OFAC, FINRA, state AGs, the NY DFS, the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the OCC, and the Fed.
3. Katherine has extensive experience with digital assets and is a frequent writer and speaker on topics such as DeFi, cryptocurrency regulatory developments, anti-money laundering, and blockchain-related compliance. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, where she serves on the Executive Advisory Committee of the board.