Will Peck has served as Head of Digital Assets since October 2021. In this role, he oversees WisdomTree’s digital asset initiatives. From February 2020 to October 2021, he served as Head of Strategy and Emerging Technologies, where he was responsible for oversight of corporate development and other strategic initiatives, including investments in emerging technologies. From September 2014 to January 2020, he held various positions on our Strategy team, including Senior Analyst, Senior Associate and Director. From July 2012 to July 2014, Mr. Peck worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch covering a range of financial services companies. In connection with our strategic investment in December 2019 in Securrency, Inc., a technology company focused on blockchain-based financial services infrastructure, Mr. Peck joined Securrency’s board of directors. He received an A.B. in Government, cum laude, from Harvard University.

Ophelia Snyder is the Co-Founder of 21shares, where she redefined the intersection of traditional finance and crypto. In October 2025, 21shares was acquired by FalconX, marking the largest exit by a female founder in crypto. Snyder has been recognized for bridging institutions and digital finance by being named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” BILANZ’s “Top 100 Bankers,” and CoinDesk’s “Top 50 Women in Web3 & AI”. A Stanford and NYU Stern graduate, she champions responsible blockchain adoption, financial inclusion, and cultivating the next generation of fintech leaders

Justin leads a global team focused on integrating traditional and digital market functions, along with group procurement and supply chain management, to help ensure clients have seamless access to cutting-edge financial solutions, industry expertise, and market advocacy.

With extensive experience in market structure, third-party risk management, global operations, and strategic partnerships, Justin is responsible for overseeing Northern Trust’s global network of third-party vendors, sub-custodians, financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and agent banks. He plays a key role in ensuring the safekeeping and administration of international client assets while championing best-in-class procurement, risk management and operational practices.

A recognized industry leader, Justin has held various senior leadership roles, including Global Head of Market Advocacy, Global Head of Change Management, and Global Head of Fixed Income Operations. His work has been instrumental in driving innovation across financial markets, particularly in the development of unified asset servicing solutions for institutional investors navigating both digital and traditional portfolios.

Justin’s strategic vision, supported by his global team, continues to shape the future of financial services, positioning Northern Trust at the forefront of digital asset adoption and market innovation. His leadership in regulatory advocacy and enterprise financial enablement reinforces Northern Trust’s commitment to excellence and technological advancement in global markets.

In recognition of his leadership in both the areas of regulatory advocacy and driving innovation across the industries, Justin was recognized at the Global Custodian awards as the GC Person of the Year 2017 and inducted into the GC Legends hall of fame in 2019. Justin represents the securities industry as a board member and director of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe’s (AFME) and International Securities Services Association’s (ISSA). Justin has previously held the following industry positions: chairman of International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC) Europe, also as founder and chairman of the SWIFT International Securities Advisory Group.

Robert Leshner is the CEO and Co-founder of Superstate, an asset management firm modernizing investing through tokenized financial products. Prior to founding Superstate, Leshner co-founded Compound Labs in 2017, which developed one of the first DeFi applications.

Robert is a venture investor at Robot Ventures and co-hosts The Chopping Block, a crypto-native podcast. He is directly responsible for designing smart contracts such as Governor Bravo and the ERC-7246 token standard, Encumber.

He has a degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Additionally, Robert is the former chair of the San Francisco Revenue Bond Oversight Committee and a CFA charter holder.

Donna Milrod is executive vice president and chief product officer at State Street, responsible for leading the strategy, value proposition and growth of our Asset Servicing business, including Digital Asset Solutions. Donna is a member of State Street’s Executive Committee, the company’s senior leadership team.

Previously, Donna led the company’s Global Asset Managers segment business as well as the Global Clients Division.

Donna has over 25 years of experience in banking and financial services including leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, where she served as deputy chief executive officer for its North America business. Before joining State Street, she was a senior advisor to Broadridge and McKinsey & Company, where she provided advice for navigating risk, optimizing operating efficiencies and increasing revenue growth. Prior to that, Donna was with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) where she served on the Management Committee and was the head of DTCC Solutions, delivering innovative post-trade processing solutions to clients.

Currently, Donna serves as an independent board director of Orion Innovation, a privately held technology services company. She also sits on the board of Partnership Fund for New York City and is a member of the New York Women’s Forum, the Committee of 200, National Association of Corporate Directors, Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York. Previously, she served on the boards of Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Cabela’s Inc. (NYSE:CAB).

Donna has appeared on American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Finance list for five consecutive years (2021-2025). In 2025, Donna was inducted into Global Custodian’s Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions and distinguished career in securities services. She was named to TabbFORUM’s 2025 Top 40 Innovators list; an honor roll of executives who are leading technology-driven innovation and disruption in financial markets. In recognition of her leadership driving positive change around workplace inclusion and diversity, Donna earned a place on each of INvolve’s Executive Role Model, Advocates and Allies lists: Empower (2024, 2023), Outstanding (2023) and HERoes (2024, 2022).

Donna was honored by Crain’s New York Business as one of 2021’s Notable Women on Wall Street, and in 2019 was named one of the Most Influential Corporate Board Directors by WomenInc. Magazine.

Caitlin Long is Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, which is the first U.S. bank to issue a tokenized demand deposit on a permissionless blockchain (“Avit”) with its partner, Vantage Bank. She became involved with Bitcoin in 2012 while she was a managing director in capital markets at Morgan Stanley in New York (2007-16). Before that she was a managing director at Credit Suisse (1997-2007) and vice president at Salomon Brothers (1994-97). From 2016-18 she jointly spearheaded a blockchain project for delivering market index data to Vanguard as chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockchain start-up. In 2017 she helped spearhead a multi-year initiative to pioneer clarifying the legal and regulatory treatment of digital assets in Wyoming, her native state, some of which has since been adopted nationwide. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School (JD, 1994), the Kennedy School of Government (MPP, 1994) and the University of Wyoming (BA, 1990).

In this American Banker exclusive, we surveyed leaders across U.S. banks and credit unions to reveal how institutions are actually evaluating on-chain technology and digital assets—beyond the hype and pilot announcements. The research uncovers where adoption stands today, what value banks expect in the next 12–24 months versus the next 3–5 years, and which use cases are emerging as real priorities across consumer, small business and commercial segments. We also examine how organizations are structuring ownership of digital-asset strategy, what’s accelerating decision-making internally, and what’s still holding institutions back—from regulatory uncertainty and risk concerns to the growing pressure of competitors moving first. The result is a clear benchmark of where the market is leaning, why certain “lanes” are gaining momentum, and how financial institutions are positioning now for what could become the next foundational layer of money movement.

Regulatory clarity alone will not secure a bank’s position in on-chain finance. The real differentiator is treasury execution. As stablecoins and tokenized assets reshape liquidity, settlement, and balance sheet strategy, institutions must decide whether to lead or be disintermediated. In this Lightning Talk, AlphaPoint CPO Joaquín Ayuso de Paul will present the business case for integrating institutional grade stablecoin infrastructure into treasury operations to capture real time liquidity, unlock new revenue models, and compete effectively in a tokenized financial system. Discussion points include:

Carolyn Weinberg is the Chief Product and Innovation Officer at BNY and a member of the company’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining BNY, Carolyn served as Chief Product Innovation Officer of BlackRock, where she was responsible for driving the product innovation, development, and commercialization of products globally for the world’s largest asset manager. Previously, Carolyn created structured derivatives solutions for corporations at Citibank, where she was Head of the North America Corporate Solutions Group. She was also Deutsche Bank’s Head of Risk Solutions Structuring, a member of Morgan Stanley’s Corporate Derivatives Group, and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Carolyn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in applied mathematics and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, serves on the Board of The Allen-Stevenson School, and the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.