Named experts · Practitioner profile
Adrienne A. Harris
New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) ↗ · United States
★ Editor's Watch — Non-EU crypto, Stablecoin issuance, Crypto custody
About Adrienne
Adrienne A. Harris is Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the regulator that operates the NYDFS BitLicense — the most rigorous US state-level crypto credential. Harris took the Superintendent role in January 2022. Her NYDFS tenure has overseen substantial expansion of the BitLicense framework, crypto-asset operator authorisations including major exchanges and custodians, and policy development on stablecoin reserves and operational requirements. NYDFS under Harris has been one of the most active US regulators on crypto-asset firm supervision.
Editor's note
NYDFS Superintendent operating the most rigorous US state-level crypto licence (BitLicense). Active policy voice on stablecoin reserves and operational supervision.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Superintendent, NYDFS since January 2022
- Previously Special Assistant to President Obama for Economic Policy at the White House National Economic Council
- Previously Senior Advisor, US Department of the Treasury
- Architect of expanded NYDFS BitLicense framework and stablecoin supervisory guidance
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- NYDFS — Superintendent biography — firm bio
- NYDFS — Virtual Currency Business Activity regulation — regulator
- Bloomberg — NYDFS Superintendent public commentary on crypto — industry press
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Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Adrienne's practice (United States · Non-EU crypto, Stablecoin issuance, Crypto custody).
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