Charlene Fadirepo
Charlene is also passionate about financial and wealth education and served as the President of Greater Washington Jumpstart Coalition, a youth-focused financial education non-profit organization for four years during her early career. Charlene is a member of Jack and Jill of America and in her spare time, she enjoys running, strength training, and salsa dancing. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.
Charlene Fadirepo is the founder and CEO of
Mango Digital Strategies (MDS), a digital assets consulting firm that supports mission-driven businesses and organizations on their Bitcoin and cryptocurrency innovation journey. For over two years, she has leveraged her expertise in finance, regulation, and strategy to help her clients integrate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency into their business models, from treasury management to Bitcoin mining.
Charlene is also a passionate speaker, author, and educator in the fintech, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency space. She is the author of the Africa-focused Bitcoin education book, The Bitcoin Leap, the creator of the Bitcoin In Africa Podcast, a co-author of the Bitcoin policy book, Bitcoin and the American Dream, and the author of the Bitcoin children's book, Sade's Satoshis. She has appeared in CNN, Forbes,Time Magazine, Good Morning America, Yahoo Finance, and other media outlets as an internationally recognized thought leader and professional speaker. Charlene's mission is to empower the disempowered through Bitcoin education.
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Prior to Mango Digital Strategies, Charlene led audit teams at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to improve the safety and soundness of the U.S. financial system. She also spent several years as a bank regulatory management consultant with PwC, advising Wall Street banks following the financial crisis.
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