Rebecca Rettig is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Jito Labs, the team behind the most widely adopted validator client and liquid staking protocol in the Solana ecosystem and one of the most important infrastructure companies in crypto today. As COO, Rebecca builds the organizational infrastructure that allows a lean, technically elite team to scale and execute; as CLO, she charts the company's course through the most complex regulatory terrain at the crossover between technology and finance. Together, these roles place her at the intersection of operational excellence and legal vision in one of the most dynamic sectors in technology. A recognized pioneer in blockchain law and policy, Rebecca has spent the better part of a decade shaping legal and regulatory frameworks for decentralized systems — previously serving as Chief Legal and Policy Officer at both Polygon Labs and the Aave Companies, where she built the legal, compliance, and policy functions from the ground up at each. Few attorneys have shaped crypto policy as visibly or consistently: she has been invited to address the Financial Action Task Force, the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, as well as the European Commission and the European Banking Authority, among others; has been invited to testify before Congress; and has published widely on DeFi policy, including in the Journal of Financial Regulation. Rebecca serves on the boards of the DeFi Education Fund, the Blockchain Association, and the Algorand Foundation. She began her legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and remains Of Counsel at Arktouros PLLC, a boutique firm focused on cutting-edge technology companies.
