Haider Rafique
Founder, Algorand, 2026
Global Managing Partner
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OKX
, 2026
Haider Rafique is Global Managing Partner at OKX, where he leads Corporate Affairs and Strategy, including government affairs, investor relations, marketing and strategic partnerships. As a member of the company's senior leadership team, he is responsible for governance, regulatory engagement, stakeholder alignment, and long-term positioning as digital asset infrastructure converges with traditional financial systems.
Rafique brings an operator’s perspective to the future of finance, with experience spanning market infrastructure, risk management, and cross-border regulatory frameworks. His work focuses on the responsible evolution of digital asset and crypto derivatives markets, with an emphasis on market integrity, transparency, and consumer protection. He is a member of the newly created U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commision's (CFTC) Innovation Advisory Council, created to advise the Commission on complex issues at the intersection of technology, law, policy, and finance.
He regularly engages with policymakers, regulators, and institutional stakeholders on digital asset market structure, including governance, disclosure, and the practical implementation of compliant financial infrastructure in rapidly evolving regulatory environments. Rafique is a frequent commentator on global media including CNBC and Bloomberg, and a regular speaker at major finance and policy forums such as Abu Dhabi Finance Week and CoinDesk Consensus. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Okcoin.
