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Tools of the Trade is now viewable! In the first video episode, watch (and listen) as Jon talks with Ryan VanGrack, vice president of legal and global head of litigation at the cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase. Before joining Coinbase, Ryan worked in both the public and private sectors. He has served as general counsel at Citadel Securities, in addition to serving as senior advisor at the US Securities and Exchange Commission and White House attorney under President Barack Obama.
Show notes:
1:49 – Ryan explains how his career path led him to the cryptocurrency industry
4:00 – Ryan discusses how he leaned on colleagues to help him understand complex topics that were foreign to him in a new industry
7:34 – Hear Ryan’s advice to younger lawyers when flagging problems
8:53 – Growth that comes from mistakes
11:28 – What sparked some of Ryan’s biggest career successes
12:28 – Jon and Ryan dive into the transformative power of AI and the importance of human judgment
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