Alexandra Barrage

Career

Alex draws on her experience as a former FDIC executive and comprehensive knowledge of bank regulations to advise a wide array of banks and technology companies. She is a sought-after advisor on complex supervisory, regulatory, payments, and transactional issues.

Alex advises clients on a wide range of complex regulatory and supervisory matters, including enforcement and examination issues, bank-fintech partnerships, resolution planning, and digital asset activities. Her broad experience includes handling supervisory examinations, regulatory due diligence and compliance, bankruptcy, and digital asset product development. With experience serving in senior FDIC roles and an extensive background counseling the largest financial institutions and technology companies in the U.S., Alex offers clients a broad market perspective, practical solutions, and a deep appreciation for the nuances of today’s regulatory landscape.

Clients value Alex’s ability to pinpoint risks and potential upsides, and forge a clear, strategic plan. She is uniquely skilled at leveraging data and working across legal and business lines. Alex regularly advises technology companies, lender groups, and banks of all sizes on bank regulatory, restructuring, and technology initiatives, and has counseled a cross-section of fintechs on developing and scaling new products.

Alex served in various leadership roles at the FDIC. As an associate director, she was the lead regulatory policy expert for the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution, focusing on U.S. and global regulatory issues affecting the largest and most systemically important banking institutions. She worked closely with Federal Reserve staff on resolution plan rules, related guidance, and feedback letters, and engaged directly with banks and trade associations.

Alex is widely respected for her thought leadership, making live appearances on Bloomberg’s The Close and speaking on current banking developments domestically and abroad. She has been quoted extensively, including in American Banker, Bloomberg Law, Coindesk, CoinTelegraph, Risk, and TruthDAO and has provided technical assistance to Congressional staff on digital asset legislation. Alex is the co-host of The Crypto Exchange podcast.