Corey Then is the Deputy General Counsel of Regulatory Strategy and Global Policy at Circle, where he leads U.S. policy and global regulatory strategy. Among other things, he helped lead the company’s advocacy on stablecoin legislation, which ultimately culminated in the GENIUS Act. Prior to joining Circle, Corey served in a variety of legal and leadership roles, including in the White House as an attorney, Special Assistant to the President and leader of the Economics team in Presidential Personnel, and as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
He has also served as the Chief Legal Officer of Moneta, an investment adviser, as a white-collar attorney at Williams & Connolly law firm in Washington, D.C., as an adjunct professor at Washington University Law School, and as a member of the CFTC Technology Advisory Committee. He is a graduate of Duke Law School.
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