Itay began his career with Citi in 1998 and has 20+ years of senior global financial markets experience, spanning Asia Pacific, Australia, Europe and the Americas. He has built and grown trading desks, sales forces and technology teams in multiple geographies and across every major asset class.

Most recently, he spent the past 5 years leading Citi’s Global Foreign Exchange business, spanning 70+ countries and delivering best-in-class FX services, liquidity and technology products to the world’s largest investors, corporates and a diverse array of active Forex market participants. Itay also chairs the industry-wide Global Foreign Exchange Division (GXFD), working closely with regulators and others to continue to build a well-functioning, safer, and more efficient Foreign Exchange industry.

Over the past number of years, he has led the ongoing engagement between bank trading desks, global regulators and Digital Asset/Crypto-focused institutions both within Citi and for the wider FX marketplace. He is actively involved within the Crypto sector and in working with and advising companies straddling the intersection of traditional and blockchain-based finance.