Microstrategy adds 3 new board members, including former Binance.US CEO

PANews reported on December 22 that according to The Block, the latest documents show that shortly before being included in the Nasdaq 100 stock index, Microstrategy added three members to its board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to nine. Documents show that the new board members include Brian Brooks, Jane Dietze and Gregg Winiarski, all of whom have experience working at large companies dealing with digital assets. Each board member will receive equity worth $2 million, half of which will be options and the other half will be RSUs that will vest over four years.

Brian Brooks served as CEO of Binance.US, the U.S. arm of the global Binance exchange, from May 2021 to August 2021. Brooks also served as Coinbase's chief legal officer from September 2018 to March 2020.

Jane Dietze has served as Brown University's chief investment officer since July 2018, overseeing the Ivy League school's $7.2 billion endowment. Since February 2022, Dietz has also served as a board member of Galaxy Digital, a digital asset company founded by Mike Novogratz.

Gregg Winiarski has served as chief legal officer of Fanatics, a sportswear and collectibles company, since February 2023. Winiarski has served as senior counsel to Fanatics since August 2021 until February 2023, when she assumed the top legal position.