Brett Tejpaul is the Head of Coinbase Institutional, a division of Coinbase that helps clients understand, develop and execute opportunities created by digital assets and Web3. He is a highly experienced leader and strategist with nearly three decades of experience in financial services, institutional sales and the cryptocurrency space and a deep expertise in developing and implementing digital strategies and advanced data and analytics platforms.
Coinbase is focused on the continued institutionalization of cryptocurrencies. Since its launch, Coinbase has expanded its institutional client base, built new features that serve institutional investors and developed in-depth industry research about cryptocurrencies as an asset class and its role within a diversified portfolio.
As Head of Coinbase Institutional, Brett is focused on driving the company’s Institutional Sales and Prime Services, which includes digital asset custody, institutional-grade trading platform and industry research. He is a leader in helping institutions build connections between Finance 1.0 and the crypto economy,...Brett Tejpaul is the Head of Coinbase Institutional, a division of Coinbase that helps clients understand, develop and execute opportunities created by digital assets and Web3. He is a highly experienced leader and strategist with nearly three decades of experience in financial services, institutional sales and the cryptocurrency space and a deep expertise in developing and implementing digital strategies and advanced data and analytics platforms.
Coinbase is focused on the continued institutionalization of cryptocurrencies. Since its launch, Coinbase has expanded its institutional client base, built new features that serve institutional investors and developed in-depth industry research about cryptocurrencies as an asset class and its role within a diversified portfolio.
As Head of Coinbase Institutional, Brett is focused on driving the company’s Institutional Sales and Prime Services, which includes digital asset custody, institutional-grade trading platform and industry research. He is a leader in helping institutions build connections between Finance 1.0 and the crypto economy, and he guides the team that has emerged as a market leader in delivering cryptocurrency solutions to global financial services companies.
Prior to joining Coinbase, Brett held numerous roles at Barclays Investment Bank over a 16-year tenure, most recently as Head of Digital and Global Head of Sales. He is a pioneer in expanding the digital role across sales and trading, while also leading the creation of a digital bank prototype. Previously, he held a range of roles in credit, trading and sales at J.P. Morgan.
Brett also serves on the Advisory Board of Eightfold.ai, the first AI-driven Talent Intelligence Platform that transforms how companies hire, maintain and expand a diverse workforce.
Brett earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin. Its mission is to bring more innovation, efficiency and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system.
Global Head of Sales & Markets Executive Committee; Head of Digital
Jun 2018
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Sep 2019
New York, NY, USA
Barclays is a British multinational bank and financial services company serving clients across the globe. Brett deployed leading technologies to drive revenue with institutional clients and, among other responsibilities, developed advanced data & analytics platforms.
Global Head of Sales & Markets Executive Committee; Head of Credit, Commodities, Prime, Securitized Products
Apr 2003
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Jun 2018
New York, NY, USA
Brett built a market-leading credit business managed an institutional team of roughly 2,000 people, which generated approximately $8B in client revenue. He held numerous roles from 2003-2018, including Global Head of Credit & Commodities Sales, Barclays Markets Executive Committee, Global Credit Sales & Country Head of UK & Ireland, Head of European Credit Sales & CDO Origination.
Head of Structured Finance, Credit Products | Europe
Jul 1994
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May 2003
London, UK
J.P. Morgan provides clients with strategies and expertise that cover the full spectrum of asset classes through a network of globally located investment professionals. In addition to serving as Head of Structured Finance, Credit Products, Brett served as Head of Credit Structuring, London and Head of US Bank Sales and Structured Product Sales, Americas, among other roles.
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Russell Star, the Head of Capital Markets at Defi & Valour; Zach Pandl, Managing Director of Research at Grayscale Investments and Brett Tejpaul, Head of Coinbase Institutional, are in conversation at Bitcoin Investor Day in New York.
At the second Coinbase State of Crypto Summit, industry leaders, institutional investors, policymakers, and academics got together to discuss the current world of cryptocurrency.
Coinbase Inc., one of the most popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, said it hired Barclays Capital Inc. veteran Brett Tejpaul to serve as head of institutional coverage.
Brett Tejpaul and Greg Tusar discuss how Coinbase is onboarding the next wave of institutional adoption, how Coinbase is preparing for both the present and the future of tokenization in the space.
As part of this CfC St. Moritz talk, Brett Tejpaul and others discuss institutional adoption into the digital asset space and what it takes to build a complete and robust suite of services for institutional investors.
Brett Tejpaul joins John Darsie to discuss how he makes connections between finance 1.0 and the crypto economy, Coinbase’s focus on the institutionalization of crypto and, among other topics, continuing to educate the institutional community about crypto as an asset class and its role within a diversified portfolio.
Brett Tejpaul joins the MicroStrategy podcast to discuss a range of topics related to the cryptocurrency space, including institutional adoption, expanding the crypto customer base and more.
Brett Tejpaul discusses what’s happening in the cryptocurrency sector and provides insight into the leadership traits that have been key to his success.
Brett Tejpaul discusses Coinbase's State of Crypto Summit, which convened over 400 leading institutional investors, corporate executives, media professionals and industry regulators across crypto and traditional finance to discuss emerging opportunities and the most salient topics impacting the industry.
Writing for the Coinbase company blog, Brett Tejpaul and Greg Tusar discuss the importance of Coinbase's acquisition of One River Digital Asset Management (ORDAM), a premier institutional digital asset manager and SEC-registered investment adviser.
Brett Tejpaul writes about MicroStrategy's selection of Coinbase as the primary execution partner for their $425M purchase of Bitcoin. Namely, MicroStrategy's selection was due to Coinbase's market leading tools, which include smart order routing and advanced algorithms.
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Speaking Engagements
Bitcoin Investor Day
Featured Speaker
Mar 2024
New York, NY, USA
Brett took part in a panel at the inaugural Bitcoin Investor Day, hosted by Reflexivity Research, in New York on 22 March 2024.
At Blockworks’ Permissionless event Eric Peters and Brett Tejpaul discuss the relationship between Coinbase and One River Digital Asset Management, understanding buy vs. sell cycles in the crypto space and their outlook on the macro market.
At the ICI Leadership Summit, the premier gathering of Fund Industry leaders, Brett Tejpaul took part in a panel titled 'Digital Assets: Growth Drivers and Investment Opportunities'.
