Standard Chartered today announced the appointment of Jennifer Lassiter as Head of Digital Assets, Europe and Americas, based in New York City.

Jennifer Lassiter joined the Bank on 5 May 2025, reporting to Rene Michau, Global Head of Digital Assets.

In her role, she will lead the Bank’s strategic digital assets initiatives across Europe and the Americas, focusing on expanding digital asset capabilities, deepening partnerships across the ecosystem, and advancing the development of secure infrastructure to support future growth in the digital asset space.

Jennifer Lassiter has over 20 years of industry experience. She joins from The Digital Dollar Project, where she worked closely with regulators, industry leaders, and multinational companies on fostering the ecosystem for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with an emphasis on governance strategy, operational efficiency, and innovation.

Her background also includes being a founding member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Innovation Lab, where she drove efforts to strengthen industry collaboration and champion responsible innovation in financial regulation, and spearheading technology initiatives at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, establishing her as a recognised leader in the financial innovation and regulatory strategy.