Ryan Bozarth

Building Dakota, the regulated operating system for programmable money.

I've spent my career on the parts of money most people never see: custody, compliance, and the rails underneath. Before Dakota I ran Coinbase Custody, led product at Anchorage Digital, and built products at Airbnb and Square.

Work

  1. 2022 – Now DakotaCo-founder and CEO
  2. 2021 – 2022 Coinbase CustodyCEO. Grew the largest crypto custodian in the world to $100M+ in ARR.
  3. 2020 – 2021 CoinbaseGroup Product Manager
  4. 2018 – 2019 Anchorage DigitalHead of Product
  5. 2015 – 2018 AirbnbProduct Manager
  6. 2013 – 2015 SquareGeneral Manager
  7. 2009 – 2011 SonyBusiness Development and Marketing
  8. Education USC Marshall School of BusinessB.S. Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Studies

Talks and press

  1. Aug 2026Tokenized, Episode 96With Luca Prosperi, Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield
  2. Jul 2026Stablecoins Most Influential 2026Stablecon
  3. Jun 2026Stablecoins change the math on building neobanksMoney Code
  4. Jul 2025Former Coinbase exec raises $12.5M for DakotaFortune
  5. Jun 2025Stable Stories #09With Gabe G'Sell, co-founder of Dakota