Beatrice O'Carroll is Head of Institutional Sales at Circle, a global crypto finance company. Based in New York, she focuses on the institutional client base for the Circle Trade OTC trading desk and Poloniex crypto exchange. Beatrice has over 20 years of experience in financial services, holding senior positions at Citibank, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas Investment Partners. She entered the crypto space in 2015, joining itBit Trust Company (now Paxos) in a Senior Business Development role for their regulated crypto exchange and blockchain post-trade clearing and settlement product. Beatrice holds a BA from St. John’s University and is an active volunteer with Hour Children, an organization based in Queens, NY that helps incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children successfully rejoin the community.