Heath Tarbert — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President at Circle, a global fintech firm focused on stablecoins and public blockchains.
Served as the 14th Chairman and Chief Executive of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2019 to 2021.
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and Development.
Served as Chief Legal Officer of Citadel Securities.
A voting member of the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
Recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Department of the Treasury’s highest honor.
Holds a D.Phil. in comparative law from St John's College, Oxford, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Biography

Heath P. Tarbert is President at Circle, a global fintech firm that harnesses the power of stablecoins and public blockchains for payments and commerce. In this role, he leads the company’s legal, compliance, risk, policy, communications, talent operations, and international expansion strategy, driving Circle’s vision for the future of finance.

Prior to joining Circle, Tarbert served as the 14th Chairman and Chief Executive of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2019 to 2021.