Christa Davies — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Coinbase Global Inc. Board Tenure: 2024 (July) – present Committee Memberships: Audit & Compliance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Christa Davies holds a documented governance role at Coinbase Global Inc. Coinbase Global Inc. is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Coinbase’s business is critically affected by SEC and CFTC crypto regulation, which the Trump administration has actively shaped in ways favorable to the industry through regulatory appointments and executive orders. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.
Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.
What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.
Biographical Overview
Christa Davies is a finance executive with a career centered on global financial leadership at major public companies. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aon plc, the global professional services firm specializing in risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital consulting, a position she held from 2007 to 2024 — one of the longest tenures of any CFO at a large-cap company. During her tenure at Aon, she oversaw financial reporting, capital markets activity, mergers and acquisitions, and the company’s move from Chicago to London and back. Before Aon, she served as Corporate Vice President and CFO of Platform Infrastructure at Microsoft. Davies joined the Coinbase board in July 2024, the same month as Paul Clement and Chris Lehane, reflecting a substantial upgrade of the board’s financial and governance expertise. She currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Aon.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN)
- Board tenure: July 2024 – present
- Committee assignments: Audit & Compliance Committee
Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)
- Senior Advisor, Aon plc (former CFO 2007–2024)
Parent Corporate Donor Profile
This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Coinbase Global corporate donor profile.
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
Education only — verify independently. Absence of hits is not proof.
| Channel | Starting points |
|---|---|
| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- Coinbase Global Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 25, 2025; SEC EDGAR (CIK 1679788)
- SEC EDGAR filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000167978825000070/coin-20250425.htm