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What roles did Sam Bankman-Fried hold, and when?

Sam Bankman-Fried

Former cryptocurrency executive who co-founded Alameda Research and founded and led the FTX exchange, and who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy offences in 2023.

Latest source 15 Oct 2026Updated 26 Oct 202630 sources

FormerNow

3 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 2019 – 11 Nov 2022
    Founder and Chief Executive Officer FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX.com) Former

    Founded and ran the FTX crypto exchange; resigned as CEO when the FTX Group filed for Chapter 11 on 11 Nov 2022.1 2 3

  2. 2017 – Nov 2022
    Co-founder Alameda Research LLC Former

    Co-founded the crypto trading firm Alameda Research, which regulators describe as his privately held crypto hedge fund.1 2 4

  3. 2014 – 2017
    Trader Jane Street Capital Former

    Worked at the trading firm Jane Street after graduating from MIT.1

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondarySam Bankman-FriedEncyclopaedia Britannica
  2. PrimarySEC Charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX (Press Release 2022-219)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 13 Dec 2022
  3. SecondaryFTX Group Files for BankruptcyRopes & Gray LLP · 11 Nov 2022
  4. PrimaryCFTC Release No. 8638-22 (charges against Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading and Alameda Research)U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 13 Dec 2022

Changes

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