General Partner

Matthew Homer is the General Partner The Department of XYZ. He also serves on the boards of Gemini Trust Company and Standard Custody & Trust Company (a Ripple company).

A two-time former regulator, Matthew most notably served as the primary regulator for many leading digital asset firms in the United States. As Executive Deputy Superintendent at the New York State Department of Financial Services, he oversaw the licensing and supervision of digital asset firms and was responsible for the Department’s broader innovation agenda as well.

Matthew previously worked for fintech company Plaid, the FDIC, US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Deloitte. He has also served as an advisor to institutions such as the Aspen Institute, UN Capital Development Fund, World Bank, and Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance. Matt holds a masters degree from the Harvard Kennedy School.