Leila Mcharek is a seasoned finance and digital assets professional with over a decade of experience across traditional banking and the Web3 ecosystem. She began her career as an investment banker, spending 10 years at leading tier-one banks across Europe and the Middle East, where she advised institutional clients on capital markets, structured finance, and strategic investments. Building on her strong financial foundation, Leila transitioned into the crypto and blockchain space more than eight years ago, becoming an early contributor and expert in Web3, digital assets, and decentralized ecosystems. Her experience spans market infrastructure, partnerships, ecosystem development, and strategic growth within the crypto industry. Today, Leila serves as Ecosystem Partnership Lead at Bitget, one of the world’s leading tier-one cryptocurrency exchanges. In this role, she drives strategic partnerships, ecosystem expansion, and cross-industry collaboration, bridging traditional finance and the next generation of decentralized technologies.