<\/p>\n
Bill Daley, who\u2019s navigated both Wall Street and the West Wing, is now betting on crypto, taking a key role at crypto manager Forteus as Washington warms to the sector.<\/p>\n
Bill Daley, the former White House chief of staff to Barack Obama and a veteran of Wall Street and Washington, is now diving into digital assets, joining crypto investment firm Numeus Group\u2019s Forteus management division, Bloomberg reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daley, who was former President Barack Obama\u2019s chief of staff, and Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton, will work within Forteus, the asset-management arm of Numeus Group, to woo big investors, jumping in as the industry gains steam under President Donald Trump\u2019s push to make the U.S. the world\u2019s crypto hub.<\/p>\n Founded in 2021 by Two Sigma alum Nobel Gulati, Numeus manages more than $130 million in assets and has offices in Switzerland, New York, London, and Mauritius. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Daley said it\u2019s now \u201ca time of renewed optimism and regulatory progress for the crypto industry in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 76-year-old has spent decades bouncing between finance and government. In 2024, Daley retired as vice chairman of public affairs at Wells Fargo after similar roles at BNY Mellon and JPMorgan.<\/p>\n