Mark Murphy is VP, Head of Public Affairs at Digital Currency Group. Board member at Blockchain Association. Mark joined DCG in 2018 to lead the company’s communications, marketing, and public policy efforts. Mark also works closely with DCG subsidiaries Grayscale Investments and Genesis Trading on their public relations, brand, and marketing efforts. Prior to joining DCG, Mark led communications teams at Bloomberg, First Data, and SecondMarket. Mark also worked as a commercial litigation attorney earlier in his career. He is a graduate of Miami University (B.A.) and St. John’s University School of Law (J.D.). He was formerly VP, Global Communications & Corporate Affairs at First Data Corporation, Led external communications and public relations for First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) one of the world's leading payment technology companies. A Fortune 250 company with 24,000 employees and operations in 35 countries, First Data provides commerce-enabling solutions to more than six million merchants and financial institutions around the world. First Data processes more than 2,000 financial transactions per second totaling $1.8 trillion a year, and provides point-of-sale technology to detect fraud, gain insights into consumer spending, and strengthen customer loyalty. He was formerly Global Head of Communications, Financial Products at Bloomberg LP, Led global strategic communications, crisis communications and public relations for Bloomberg’s $8.5 billion financial products businesses, including the Bloomberg Professional service (the Terminal), Enterprise Products, Trading Solutions and Tradebook. Portfolio included a broad range of products, including trading technologies, execution platforms, order management systems, data feeds, analytics platforms, and regulation and compliance tools.