DTCC at Consensus 2026

Frank La Salla

President and Chief Executive Officer, DTCC

Francis (Frank) La Salla is President, CEO and Director of DTCC. He also serves as President and CEO of DTCC’s principal operating subsidiaries, DTC, FICC and NSCC and is a member of the DTCC Executive Committee.

Frank joined DTCC in June 2022 following a 28-year career at BNY, where he held several senior-level positions, including most recently as CEO of its Issuer Services business and a member of the BNY Executive Committee.

Prior to joining BNY, Frank was CEO of BHF Securities Corporation and COO of Société Generale Securities, responsible for developing its U.S. brokerage business.

Frank currently serves on the FDIC’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee and the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of New York. From 2012 to 2022, he served on the Board of Directors of Euroclear SA/NV.

Frank holds a B.S. in Economics from The City University of New York, an MBA in Finance from Wagner College, and a Master of Arts in Theology from Fordham University.

Nadine Chakar

Managing Director, Global Head of DTCC Digital Assets

Nadine Chakar serves as Managing Director, Global Head of DTCC Digital Assets where she oversees the firm’s digital asset technology (formerly Securrency), partnering with clients and key stakeholders to transform and evolve their operating models and create new digital asset services. She is also member of the DTCC Executive Committee.

Prior to DTCC, Nadine was Chief Executive Officer at Securrency, a provider of institutional-grade digital asset technology that was acquired by DTCC in October 2023. Before that, she was Executive Vice President and Head of State Street Digital, where she oversaw the setup of a new integrated business and operating model to support clients’ entire digital investment cycle from pre-trade, trade, and post-trade, as well as initiatives to enhance client experience. Previously, Nadine served as Executive Vice President and Head of State Street Global Markets and also held roles with Manulife and BNY Mellon.

During her career, Nadine has received a number of awards, including in 2023 as one of American Banker’s most influential women in Fintech and in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as one of American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Finance. In 2022, she was also recognized as one of Forbes Magazine’s 50 over 50.

Nadine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance from Boston University. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Boston Medical Center and is a member of the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and co-chair of the Digital Asset Subcommittee workstream covering Tokenization Infrastructure.