Andrew Whitworth

Andrew is the Founder and Director of Global Policy LTD, an independent consultancy for crypto, fintech and tech policy. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence where he researches on the politics of the digital transformation in finance. 

 Andrew’s professional experience is in the public and private sectors in the UK, EU and US, for organisations such as Ripple, the Bank of England, Curve, and in public affairs consulting. He was formerly chair of Blockchain for Europe, the EU's main Blockchain association, and sat on the board of the UK Crypto Business Council and the Digital Pound Foundation. He co-founded ICDEF, an independent research platform for crypto and digital finance.  

 He has a PhD in International Political Economy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), based in Washington, DC and Bologna, Italy; and a BA/MA from the University of Oxford. His latest publications are Regulating banks: the politics of instability, and a Policy Guide to MiCA.

Corporate Experience

• Global Policy LTD, Founding Director - Independent policy consulting for crypto, fintech and tech, UK, from July 2024

• Ripple Labs Inc., Head of Policy, Europe, Middle East, Africa – Global multibillion dollar blockchain tech firm, London, 2022 - 2024

• ICDEF – the Independent Centre for the Digital Economy and Finance, Co-Founder and Director, from 2022

• Curve OS, Public Affairs lead - Global fintech payments startup, London, 2021 – 2022

• Bank of England/PRA, Senior Fintech Specialist; International Engagement; Prudential Policy, London, 2018 - 2021

Academic Experience

• European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (Florence, Italy) Visting Fellow, from June 2024

 Academic Background

 • The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (Italy/USA), PhD, International Relations, 2017

 • The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (Italy/USA), MA, International Relations / International Economics, 2011

 • The University of Oxford, Exeter College (Oxford), BA/MA (Oxon), Classics and Modern Languages, 2009