Tyler Williams

Tyler Williams advises clients on the policy, regulatory, licensing and compliance, and legislative issues shaping the financial services and digital asset sectors. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience across government, private practice, and industry, he helps clients navigate complex matters involving digital assets, blockchain technology, BSA/AML, sanctions, banking, capital markets, payments, insurance, housing finance, and securities regulation.
Tyler brings extensive experience at the intersection of financial regulation, public policy, and business. Most recently, he served as Counselor to the Secretary for Digital Assets at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, advising the Secretary on digital asset and blockchain technology policy. In that role, he helped secure the landmark GENIUS Act into law and oversaw its implementation at the Treasury Department. Tyler also served as the principal architect for the White House report on Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology. Tyler has worked closely with stakeholders across the federal government, including the White House, National Economic Council, SEC, CFTC, banking regulators, and Congress, to advance a coherent regulatory framework for the responsible growth of the digital asset industry in the United States and internationally.

Before his most recent government service, Tyler served as Global Head of Policy at Galaxy Digital and was a member of the firm's legal team. He previously operated a financial services consulting practice in Washington, D.C., advising financial services companies and corporate leadership on banking, housing finance, and digital asset matters, and served as a Senior Advisor at FS Vector. He also advised Governor Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial campaign on financial services policy. Earlier in his career, Tyler spent nearly a decade in public service, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy at the Treasury Department and Banking Counsel to Senator Thom Tillis.

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