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We are at a defining moment in the history of finance. The infrastructure of global value movement is being rebuilt on open, programmable rails, and the institutions, regulators, and builders who have spent decades shaping traditional markets are now moving decisively into the new one.
Crypto is no longer a parallel system. It is becoming the system.
MoonPay was founded to make this transition simple: one account, every wallet, every blockchain, every payment method, all connected. We now serve more than 30 million customers across 180 countries and over 500 enterprise clients, and we are building the network that lets people and businesses move value instantly, anywhere, on their own terms.
On the heels of this momentum, we're excited to announce that four new leaders are joining MoonPay. Amy Butte and Mike Hayes have joined the Board of Directors of MoonPay Inc., Jonathan Auerbach has joined the board of MoonPay USA LLC, and Tad Smith is joining as an advisor. Their backgrounds span national security, global payments, capital markets, and media and entertainment. They each have vastly different career paths, but have all arrived at the same conclusion: the opportunity in front of MoonPay is generational, and they want to help build it.
"The people who choose to join you say as much about your company as anything on your balance sheet," said Ivan Soto-Wright, co-founder and CEO of MoonPay. "Jonathan, Amy, Mike, and Tad have each led through moments where an entire industry was being reshaped. That's exactly where we are. MoonPay was founded to make moving value as simple as sending a message, and the team we're assembling reflects the scale of that ambition."
Jonathan Auerbach spent nearly a decade at PayPal as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, where he led the company's M&A and Ventures teams, served as Chairman of PayPal's Operating Group, and incubated its blockchain and digital currency business, including the launch of PayPal USD, the company's US dollar stablecoin. Previously he was CEO of Digital Life at SingTel, Asia's leading communications group, and he was at McKinsey & Co for 27 years, where he was a Senior Partner, and led the Firm's U.S. technology practice amongst other leadership roles. He serves on the Board of Directors of Principal Financial Group and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth College, where he was a National Harry S. Truman Scholar, and received a B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University as a Keasbey Memorial Foundation Scholar.
"MoonPay is building the operating system for the future movement and management of money and I couldn't be more excited to join the Board to be part of that journey. Ivan has assembled an exceptional team, the traction is impressive, and the opportunity ahead is tremendous."
– Jonathan Auerbach
Amy Butte is a board director and strategic advisor who has led three IPOs as CFO, a feat accomplished by very few financial executives. Most recently she took Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN) public in 2025. Previously she helped lead the historic transition of the New York Stock Exchange to a public company in 2006. She currently serves on the boards of Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE: BCSF) and Bain Capital Private Credit. Her governance experience includes Audit Chair roles at DigitalOcean, BNP Paribas USA, and Fidelity Investments Strategic Advisers Funds. Earlier in her career, she was a highly ranked Equity Research Analyst at Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch covering financial services. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Yale University, and has been recognized as a CNBC Changemaker and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
“The most transformative companies pair bold vision with disciplined execution. MoonPay has both, and I am honored to join the Board as Audit Chair.”
– Amy Butte
Mike Hayes is Managing Director at Insight Partners, a global software investment firm with $90B+ in assets under management. He previously served as COO of VMware, where he led the company's worldwide operations and its $94 billion acquisition by Broadcom. Before entering the private sector, Hayes spent four years at Bridgewater Associates in Chief of Staff roles to the CEO and COO, and 20 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, where he rose to Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO and Commander of a 2,000-person Special Operations Task Force in southeastern Afghanistan. He was selected as a White House Fellow and served as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy on the National Security Council, advising two Presidents from both parties. In that role, he led the White House response to the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama and produced a new proposed START Treaty, traveling to Russia for negotiations. His military decorations include the Bronze Star for valor in combat and the Defense Superior Service Medal from the White House. Hayes holds an M.A. from Harvard's Kennedy School and is the author of two bestsellers, Never Enough and Mission Driven, donating all profits to a foundation he started that pays off mortgages for Gold Star families. He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
With Hayes's addition, MoonPay's Board now includes two White House Fellows: Mike Hayes and existing board member Mike Lempres. The White House Fellows program, founded by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, is the nation's most prestigious program for leadership and public service, with fewer than 900 alumni in its more than six-decade history. It is exceptionally rare for two Fellows to serve on the same corporate board.
“Technology is the most powerful force for elevating societies and MoonPay is proving that in payments. The infrastructure they've built and the speed at which they've built it reminds me of the best organizations I've been part of. Proud to join this board.”
– Mike Hayes
Tad Smith has spent decades as CEO of major public and private companies, including Sotheby's, where he globalized and digitized the business before its nearly $4 billion sale, and The Madison Square Garden Company. He is currently CEO of Candy Digital, which holds exclusive worldwide digital collectibles licenses from Major League Baseball and DC Comics, and CEO of Durable Money LLC. Smith has deep roots in the digital asset economy as a former partner at 50T Funds, a growth equity fund whose investments include Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, and Animoca. He is Chairman of the board of Doodles, one of the most recognized web3 brands. He chairs the audit committee of Lindblad Expeditions (NYSE: LIND) and has taught finance and strategy at NYU Stern for more than two decades, where he recently created a graduate course requiring AI in every aspect of the curriculum. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar, and of Princeton University.
"My prior business ran on one question: who owns this and can they prove it. The question hasn't changed but the ledger sure has. MoonPay is building the rails that let a new generation answer it, and I'm glad to be part of that."
– Tad Smith
These new board members and advisors join at a defining moment for MoonPay. Over the past year, we appointed former CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham as Chief Legal Officer, acquired Sodot and DFlow, launched MoonPay Trade, secured both a New York BitLicense and a Limited Purpose Trust Charter, and became the first crypto onramp integrated into ChatGPT. We are no longer just a payments company. We are building the full infrastructure stack for the future of finance.
Jonathan, Amy, Mike, and Tad have each built institutions, navigated defining moments, and come out the other side with something to show for it. We're honored to have them with us as we build the network to support the future of finance.