Scott Walker

Scott Walker is the Chief Compliance Officer at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where he is responsible for a16z’s regulatory compliance. Prior to his work in venture capital Scott was the Senior Special Examiner & Counsel for Blockchain Technology at the SEC. Scott served in the Division of Examinations, where he was the co-chair of the Digital Assets specialized working group and was the Division’s Delegate to the SEC’s FinHub. While at the SEC, he also served as Special Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance, and as Attorney-Adviser in the Investment Adviser & Investment Company Program.Prior to his work as a regulator, Scott held roles in private fund regulation and hedge fund strategy. Among those he served as Vice President & Counsel at BlackRock with a focus on derivatives, prime brokerage, and securities finance transactions.Scott is an adjunct professor of securities and blockchain technology at Columbia Law School, received his J.D. from The Ohio State University, his B.S. in Finance from Butler University, and is a member of the California Bar.