Julian Sawyer

Julian Sawyer is the UK-based Chief Executive Officer of Zodia Custody, he helped to scale Bitstamp using his unique expertise in the complexities of global finance. This led to expanding Bitstamp’s presence on a global scale, Julian building and leading the new executive team, and creating a high-performance company culture.

His crypto asset journey began as Gemini’s Managing Director for Europe – where he became familiar with and passionate about regulation and compliance in crypto assets. During his time at Gemini, Julian helped to develop and grow the platform into a place where customers could buy, sell, and store digital assets.

In 2015, Julian co-founded Starling Bank, acting as its Chief Operating Officer for four years as the start-up progressed to one of the UK’s most well-known challenger banks. Julian’s goal with Starling Bank was to revolutionize retail banking with a mobile-first approach.Julian’s expertise in digital finance and scaling up businesses will be an asset to Zodia Custody as it continues to develop technologies and pursues global expansion.