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Circle Names Devron Brown, Former US House Senior Counsel for Fintech, as Director for Global Policy
Brown worked as a lawyer in Congress in 2020.
Updated May 11, 2023, 4:04 p.m. Published Oct 1, 2021, 6:05 a.m.
Circle, the payments company that operates stablecoin USDC and equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest, has named Devron Brown as its senior director for global policy, according to a tweet posted by Circle’s Dante Disparte.
Brown started in September, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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Circle is adding to its policy ranks as global regulators take a closer look at the booming stablecoin sector. Circle’s dollar-backed USDC now has a market capitalization of over $31 billion. U.S. politicians have taken to likening stablecoins to the “wildcat notes” of yore.
Excited to welcome @dvrnbrwn to a growing global policy, strategy and corporate communications team at Circle. A self-appointed #FintechWhisperer who has helped shape U.S. policy on financial inclusion, innovation and integrity.
— Dante Disparte (@ddisparte) October 1, 2021
CORRECTION (Oct. 1, 14:15 UTC): An earlier version of this story mistakenly said Circle still operates the Poloniex crypto exchange. Circle sold Poloniex in 2019.
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