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Brett Harrison

Brett Harrison

American technology entrepreneur and finance executive

Brett Harrison (born May 11, 1988) is an American businessman and software developer. He is the founder and CEO of derivatives brokerage and trading technology firm Architect Financial Technologies.[1][2][3]

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Early life

Harrison was born in New York City and raised in Dix Hills, New York.[4] He graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School West in 2006. While in high school, his mathematical research was published in American Mathematical Monthly.[5]

He attended Harvard University, where he earned an M.S. and B.A. in computer science.[6] His studies focused on artificial intelligence.[7] He completed Math 55 during his time at Harvard.[8]

Career

Harrison joined Jane Street Capital as an ADR trader in 2010.[9][7] He later went on to lead Jane Street’s algorithmic trading system development groups. While at Jane Street, he met and worked with Sam Bankman-Fried.[10]

He was subsequently a technology executive at Citadel Securities. At Citadel he managed the company’s Options, ETF, ADR and OTC technology departments.[11]

In May 2021, Harrison became President of FTX US.[12] While at FTX US he established the company’s regulated business operations and opened its headquarters in Chicago.[6] In 2022 he built and managed the launch of the company’s US retail stock brokerage and trading platform.[13][14]

Harrison announced his resignation from FTX US on September 27, 2022,[15] after protracted disagreements with Bankman-Fried over formal management structure and lack of delegation of authority at the company.[16]

In December 2022, Bloomberg reported that Harrison was raising capital for a new trading technology venture.[17] In January 2023, he closed a $5 million seed round and founded Architect Financial Technologies, a company to develop institutional-grade trading infrastructure.[2] Architect’s investors include Coinbase, Circle, and Anthony Scaramucci.[18] The company became a CFTC-regulated derivatives broker in September 2023.[19]

Personal life

Harrison is Jewish.[20] He is vegan and owns numerous rescue dogs and cats.[21][22]

He is married to Hannah Harrison. In January 2019, they adopted a child with congenital amputations from China.[23] They adopted their second child from Thailand in 2023.

References

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    "Architect Announces $5M Funding Round to Develop Trading Infrastructure for Global Digital Asset Markets". www.prnewswire.com.
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    Melinek, Jacquelyn (January 20, 2023). "Coinbase and others back ex-FTX US president's crypto trading infra startup Architect".
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    Katherine Doherty (April 19, 2023). "FTX US's Former Head Kicks Off Trading Hub for Futures and Crypto". Bloomberg – via www.bloomberg.com.
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    "SALT Talks: Brett Harrison: Crypto Derivatives | SALT Talks #255 on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
  5. [5]
    Harrison, Brett A. (2007). "On the Reducibility of Cyclotomic Polynomials over Finite Fields". The American Mathematical Monthly. 114 (9): 813–818. doi:10.1080/00029890.2007.11920475. JSTOR 27642336. S2CID 5419188 – via JSTOR.
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    "Former FTX Executive Harrison Is Getting Ready for His Next Act". Bloomberg. February 2, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
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    Jr, Landon Thomas (February 22, 2016). "A New Breed of Trader on Wall Street: Coders With a Ph.D." The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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    "Burden of Proof | Magazine". The Harvard Crimson.
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    "BrokerCheck - Find a broker, investment or financial advisor". brokercheck.finra.org.
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    "Ex-FTX US President on Fraud Allegations, Bankman-Fried" – via www.bloomberg.com.
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    "SALT — Brett Harrison". SALT.
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    "'It's wild out there': crypto firms lure top bankers in price boom". Financial Times. May 26, 2021.
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    "FTX U.S. President Brett Harrison on launching stock trading for all users". CNBC.
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    Osipovich, Alexander. "Crypto Exchange FTX Expands Into Stock Trading". WSJ.
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    Capoot, Ashley. "Crypto exchange FTX is replacing its U.S. president". CNBC.
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    Exhibit(s) (Notice of Filing First Interim Report of John J. Ray III to the Independent Directors on Control Failures at the FTX Exchanges) Filed by FTX Trading Ltd.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)
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    "Former FTX US Head Is Raising Money for Crypto Startup". Bloomberg. December 2, 2022 – via www.bloomberg.com.
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    "Ex-FTX US President Harrison Taps Coinbase, Circle for New Crypto Firm". Bloomberg. January 20, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  19. [19]
    "Architect Financial Technologies Launches US-Regulated Brokerage for Futures and Options with CFTC License and Expands Global Derivatives Offering". www.prnewswire.com.
  20. [20]
    @BrettHarrison88 (December 16, 2022). "I'm Jewish but my wife taught me to love Christmas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. [21]
    "Brett Harrison on how FTX builds successful products: We ask people what they want". Fortune Crypto.
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    "FTX.US: A Crypto Future for All ft. Brett Harrison". Casted.
  23. [23]
    @BrettHarrison88 (August 4, 2022). "A little bit about my son, Eli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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