Heidrick & Struggles’ Elisabetta Bartoloni speaks with Brett Tejpaul, head of institutional sales at digital currency exchange company Coinbase, about what’s happening in the cryptocurrency sector and how he sees it evolving in the next few years. Tejpaul discusses the leadership traits that have been key to his success, including humility, a drive to learn, confidence, and inclusiveness, and he offers some advice to professionals looking to get into cryptocurrency—the skill sets they need as well as the type of culture they should thrive in.

About the interviewer

Elisabetta Bartoloni (ebartoloni@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and a member of the Financial Services Practice; she leads the Global Markets Practice for the Americas.