Richard Teng is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. Richard joined Binance in August 2021 as CEO of Binance Singapore.
Soon after that, he held key roles in the MENA region, the European region, and latterly in all regions outside the US as Binance Regional Markets Leader. In this role, he led regional teams to secure strategic partnerships, foster an innovation ecosystem, and expand the crypto ecosystem in the respective regions.
In November 2023, Richard succeeded Changpeng Zhao as CEO of Binance.
Prior to joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM), where he demonstrated his capabilities as one of the world's most innovative regulators.
Richard's extensive experience also includes previous roles as Executive Director of Regulation at the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) and Director of Corporate Finance at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Richard received his Master of Applied Finance (Distinction) from the University of Western Australia and Bachelor of Accounting (1st class) from Nanyang Technological University.