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Meet the Team

Founding Team

Co-founders with compliance + derivatives expertise

Arpita McGrath

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

BSA/AML, Compliance, Systems Specialist, 15+ years

Operational Compliance Leadership: Chief Compliance Officer for Sporttrade, a sports-betting exchange, prediction markets start-up for 5 years. Led the launch of the exchange and clearinghouse across five states, developing the full compliance and regulatory control framework from the ground up. Brings deep expertise in identifying systemic gaps and translating regulatory requirements into operational, scalable compliance programs.

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Regulatory Advisory & Audit Expert: Former Deloitte auditor and consultant, advising financial institutions and companies operating under consent orders due to control deficiencies across policies, procedures, and systems. Played a key role in strengthening and building compliance programs to meet regulatory expectations and remediate control gaps.

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Product, Technology & Operations Builder: Former Director of Operations  for a fraud and dispute fintech start-up from pre-launch to expansion. Extensive experience with building product, working with developers, and scaling fintech companies. Also is a Certified Scrum Master.

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Industry Engagement & Certifications: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), Co-Chair of ACAMS Philadelphia Chapter. Sought after subject matter expert on sports betting and sport event contracts. Speaker at SBC Americas, IIA Annual Conference, ACFE, ACAMS National, FinTech Global, etc.

Pamela Geraghty

Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer

Former CFTC Deputy Director & Strategic Regulatory Architect

Former CFTC Deputy Director & Senior Regulator: Over 12 years of leadership at the CFTC, most recently serving as Deputy Director of the Market Participants Division, where she oversaw registration and compliance for market intermediaries like swap dealers and futures commission merchants (FCMs).

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Deep Institutional & Regulatory Knowledge & Oversight: Managed critical oversight programs for major CFTC financial registrants, including leading a three-year bank monitorship and coordinating multi-agency initiatives with the SEC, Treasury, and the Federal Reserve. 

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Strategic Compliance Architect: Expert in designing and implementing complex compliance frameworks, from drafting comprehensive rulebooks and manuals for emerging prediction markets to building the CFTC’s swap dealer and FCM CCO reporting regime.

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Foundational Experience in Global Compliance Operations: Built and managed multi-asset compliance programs for global institutional private placements and commercial mortgage businesses at Prudential Financial, navigating complex SEC, FINRA, and Dodd-Frank requirements.

Advisors/ Supporting Team

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Our platform is supported by a seasoned group of advisors and a dedicated supporting team with deep expertise across compliance, risk, and financial services. This broader network of experience helps strengthen our perspective and informs how we continue to evolve the product. 

Alex Kane

Advisor

Founder of Sporttrade, first regulated sports betting exchange under gaming state regulators.

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Recognized expert at the intersection of prediction markets and regulated online sports betting. Frequent keynote speaker and panelist at conferences such as SBC, G2E, and ECGC.

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Featured in leading publications such as Bloomberg Law, Sportico, Forbes, InGame, EGR, Business Insider, ESPN, Legal Sports Report, and SportsHandle.

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Thought leader for sport event contracts for market integrity, consumer protection, and innovation.

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Alex Litvinov

 Director of Product Strategy

Hands on expertise with leading platforms (Actimize, Fiserv, Nasdaq Market Surveillance) and analytics tools (SQL, Tableau) to drive data-informed risk detection and compliance decision-making. 

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​Experience managing engineering, compliance, and operations teams (Deloitte, Quavo), bridging regulatory requirements with product and technology execution.

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Background with 15+ years at Deloitte and Mercadien Consulting, advising financial institutions on compliance program enhancements, regulatory remediation, and large scale system implementations.

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Brings 5+ years of sports betting and event contract experience, having built Sporttrade’s compliance monitoring and reporting framework while leading technology-driven automation of trade surveillance and monitoring.

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Veronica Jedzejec

Advisor

Former CRO/CCO and BSA/AML Officer at LedgerX (currently Rothera Exchange and Clearing LLC, a CFTC-regulated DCO, DCM, and SEF)

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Expert in designing and leading comprehensive compliance risk management programs supported by technology-driven controls, including regulatory reporting, trade and market surveillance, and system safeguards​

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​More than 20 years of experience with CFTC and NFA regulatory frameworks for exhcanges, clearinghouses, and market intermediaries.

 

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