David Rubenstein interviewed Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Circle on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
An internet pioneer with more than three decades of experience, Jeremy Allaire is responsible for strategy, vision, and operating execution at Circle, the world’s leading internet financial platform company powering an open economy through blockchain infrastructure, digital assets, and payment applications.
Under Jeremy Allaire’s leadership, Circle, which is publicly traded, has played a key role in the future of digital money and building the internet financial system. Circle’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network, anchored by USDC and Circle Payments Network (CPN), a new application for global money movement. Circle supports trillions of dollars of economic activity, reaching hundreds of millions of users and tens of thousands of institutions and developers around the world.
Previously, Allaire was the Founder and CEO of Brightcove, Technologist and Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst, CTO of Macromedia, and Co-Founder and CTO of Allaire Corporation.
