Brett Harrison Explained

Brett Harrison
Birth Name:Brett Alexander Harrison
Birth Date:11 May 1988
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Education:Harvard University (BA, MS)
Occupation:Founder and CEO of Architect Financial Technologies, finance executive, software engineer
Years Active:2010–present
Spouse:Hannah Clancy (m. 2017)
Children:2

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

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. He completed Math 55 during his time at Harvard.[7]

Career

Harrison joined Jane Street Capital as an ADR trader in 2010.[8] [9] 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] and an SEC-regulated broker-dealer in October 2024.[20]

Personal life

Harrison is Jewish.[21] He is vegan and owns numerous rescue dogs and cats.[22] [23]

He is married to Hannah Harrison. In January 2019, they adopted a child with congenital amputations from China.[24] They adopted their second child from Thailand in 2023.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Architect Announces $5M Funding Round to Develop Trading Infrastructure for Global Digital Asset Markets. www.prnewswire.com.
  2. Web site: Coinbase and others back ex-FTX US president's crypto trading infra startup Architect. Jacquelyn. Melinek. January 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: FTX US’s Former Head Kicks Off Trading Hub for Futures and Crypto. Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com. Katherine Doherty. April 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: SALT Talks: Brett Harrison: Crypto Derivatives | SALT Talks #255 on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts.
  5. On the Reducibility of Cyclotomic Polynomials over Finite Fields. Harrison, Brett A.. 2007. The American Mathematical Monthly. 114. 9. 813–818. 10.1080/00029890.2007.11920475 . 27642336 . 5419188.
  6. News: Former FTX Executive Harrison Is Getting Ready for His Next Act. Bloomberg . February 2, 2023. www.bloomberg.com.
  7. News: Burden of Proof | Magazine. The Harvard Crimson.
  8. Web site: BrokerCheck - Find a broker, investment or financial advisor. brokercheck.finra.org.
  9. News: A New Breed of Trader on Wall Street: Coders With a Ph.D.. Landon Thomas. Jr. The New York Times . February 22, 2016. NYTimes.com.
  10. Web site: Ex-FTX US President on Fraud Allegations, Bankman-Fried. www.bloomberg.com.
  11. Web site: SALT – Brett Harrison. salt.org.
  12. News: 'It's wild out there': crypto firms lure top bankers in price boom. Financial Times . May 26, 2021.
  13. Web site: FTX U.S. President Brett Harrison on launching stock trading for all users. CNBC.
  14. Web site: Crypto Exchange FTX Expands Into Stock Trading. Alexander. Osipovich. WSJ.
  15. Web site: Crypto exchange FTX is replacing its U.S. president. Ashley. Capoot. CNBC.
  16. https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/FTX/Home-DownloadPDF?id1=MTQ5MDc2OQ==&id2=-1 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)
  17. News: Former FTX US Head Is Raising Money for Crypto Startup. Bloomberg . December 2, 2022. www.bloomberg.com.
  18. News: Ex-FTX US President Harrison Taps Coinbase, Circle for New Crypto Firm. Bloomberg . January 20, 2023. www.bloomberg.com.
  19. Web site: Architect Financial Technologies Launches US-Regulated Brokerage for Futures and Options with CFTC License and Expands Global Derivatives Offering. www.prnewswire.com.
  20. Web site: Architect Securities Receives SEC Registration and FINRA Membership to Operate as a Broker Dealer. www.prnewswire.com.
  21. BrettHarrison88. 1603830696144928784. I’m Jewish but my wife taught me to love Christmas.
  22. Web site: Brett Harrison on how FTX builds successful products: We ask people what they want. Fortune Crypto.
  23. Web site: FTX.US: A Crypto Future for All ft. Brett Harrison. Casted.
  24. BrettHarrison88. 1555269097151135750. A little bit about my son, Eli.

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