The Financial Club

A diverse community for experts in Finance and Technology to grow their professional network

The Financial Club

San Francisco / New York

The Financial Club brings together leaders from: banking, payments, lending, insurance, risk management, compliance, venture capital and academia.

Members and special guests meet to explore business opportunities and grow their professional network.

We host rare conversations with the mission to nurture responsible and competitive innovation for the Financial Services sector in the US.

Membership Benefits

Member-only gatherings in San Francisco and New York

Join thought leaders for breakfasts, insightful discussions and networking with special guests.

Complimentary access to annual Retreats

Join the only Chatham House gatherings in Fintech and DeFi designed for: Founders, VCs, Regulators, Legal, Finance and Web3 experts:

Member only networking app

Connect with other members outside of the Club activities via our proprietary networking web app. Exchange information, messages and schedule meetings.

1 year complimentary membership with Select

SELECT is the next-generation membership card, concierge, and community offering exclusive, unlimited benefits with premier brands at over 1.3 million locations and online.

Enjoy 1 year of complimentary membership with Select + Special Rate onwards of $295.

More benefits coming soon

Our Members

Our members are decision makers from some of the most respected organizations in Finance, Technology, Risk and Compliance.

And many others

Kathryn Petralia

Keep Financial

Kevin Moss

FMR CRO SoFi

Daniel Gorfine

Gattaca Horizons

Sheila Warren

Crypto Council for Innovation

Raj Aji

Bill

Andrew Steele

Activant

Angela Strange

Andreessen Horowitz

Mandy Campbell

Bain Capital

Sankar Krishnan

Capgemini

Lindsey Argalas

TaxBit

Todd Baker

Columbia University

Bam Azizi

Mesh

Carole House

Terranet Ventures

Matt Homer

Department of XYZ

Josh Dorsey

Stifel Bank

Drew Edwards

Ingo Money

Aleksandra Teichman

Pathward

Drew Glover

Fiat Growth

Erica Lacerenza

Deloitte

Jeff Horowitz

BitGo

Jessi Brooks

Ribbit Capital

Rachel Anderika

Anchorage

Yulia Guzairova

Deloitte

Ale Vigilante

Novirian Capital (FMR Fidelity)

Alka Gupta

8vdX

Patrick Hillman

Former Binance

Michael Greenwald

AWS

Matthew Van Buskirk

Hummingbird Regtech

Carlo Cisco

Select

Jason Best

OM Venture Capital

Shawn Repulles

Silicon Valley Bank

Sandy Kimura

Money Forward America

Jen Millard

Manatt & Phelps

Alex Baghdjian

Funday

Kristen Hecht

Fmr Binance, US Treasury, Meta, HSBC

and many more...

Upcoming and Past
VIP Speakers

2024 Program*

*Subject to changes

San Francisco
gatherings hosted at

New York
gatherings hosted at

01/30/24 IN SAN FRANCISCO	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: Peter Walker, Head of Insights, Carta Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures	Apply to Join
01/31/24 IN New York	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: Martha Gimbel - Research Scholar, Yale Law School Stacey Vanek Smith - Economics reporter, National Public Radio, Marketplace, Author Machiavelli For Women	Apply to Join
02/05/24 IN SAN FRANCISCO	FINTECH RETREAT RECEPTION	The Official Fintech Retreat 24 Reception.	Free for Members
02/06/24 IN SAN FRANCISCO	FINTECH RETREAT 24	The 5th Annual Fintech Retreat gathering.	Free for Members
03/07/24 IN Tokyo, Japan	DEFI RETREAT APAC RECEPTION	The Official DeFi Retreat 24 APAC Reception.	Free for Members
03/08/23 IN Tokyo, Japan	DEFI RETREAT 24 APAC	The Inaugural DeFi Retreat APAC gathering.	Free for Members
04/02/24 in New York	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Polygon Labs Linda Jeng, Founder & CEO, Digital Self Labs, Advisor, CCI	Apply to join
04/03/24 in San Francisco	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: Patrick Hillman, FMR CSO, Binance Michelel O'Connor, VP Global Communications & Brand, TaxBit	Apply to join
04/30/24 in DC	DEFI RETREAT 24 North America RECEPTION	The Official DeFi Retreat North America Reception.	Free for Members
05/01/24 in DC	DEFI RETREAT 24 North America	The 4th Annual DeFi Retreat in North America.	Free for Members
05/02/24 in New York	CLUB Dinner 6:00PM - 9:00PM	Evening Dinner and Networking for Club Members and Guests.	Apply to join
05/09/23 in San Francisco	CLUB Dinner 6:00PM - 9:00PM	Evening Dinner and Networking for Club Members and Guests.	Apply to join
06/10/24 in Paris, France	DEFI RETREAT 24 Europe RECEPTION	The Official DeFi Retreat 24 Europe Reception.	Free for Members
06/11/24 in Paris, France	DEFI RETREAT 24 Europe	The 2nd Annual DeFi Retreat in Europe.	Free for Members
07/23/24 in San Francisco	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: TBA	Apply to join
07/25/24 in New York	CLUB BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller (OCC)	Apply to join
09/26/24 in New York	CLUB Dinner 6:00PM - 9:00PM	EVENING DINNER AND NETWORKING FOR CLUB MEMBERS AND GUESTS.	Apply to join
10/01/24 in San Francisco	CLUB Dinner 6:00PM - 9:00PM	EVENING DINNER AND NETWORKING FOR CLUB MEMBERS AND GUESTS.	Apply to join
11/19/24 in San Francisco	CLUB Breakfast 8:00AM - 10:00AM	Special Guests: Colin Walsh, Founder and CEO, Varo Bank	Apply to join
11/21/24 in New York	CLUB Breakfast 8:00AM - 10:00AM	SPECIAL GUESTS: TBA	Apply to join

The Financial Club

A diverse community for experts in Finance and Technology to grow their professional network