Kelly A. Kramer — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Coinbase Global Inc. Board Tenure: 2020 (December) – present Committee Memberships: Audit & Compliance Committee (Chair); Compensation Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Kelly A. Kramer 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
Kelly A. Kramer is a technology industry finance executive with senior experience at global technology companies. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco Systems from 2015 to 2020, overseeing financial reporting, treasury, investor relations, and strategy for one of the world’s largest networking and cybersecurity companies. Prior to Cisco, she held finance leadership roles at GE Healthcare, a major medical technology business. She serves on the boards of Gilead Sciences and Snowflake Inc. Kramer joined the Coinbase board in December 2020 and chairs the Audit & Compliance Committee, which carries particular weight given Coinbase’s ongoing SEC regulatory and enforcement environment, financial reporting in a novel asset class, and compliance with federal anti-money laundering requirements.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN)
- Board tenure: December 2020 – present
- Committee assignments: Audit & Compliance Committee (Chair); Compensation Committee
- Note: As Audit & Compliance Committee Chair, Kramer carries primary independent board responsibility for financial reporting oversight, internal controls, and regulatory compliance — directly relevant to Coinbase’s SEC interactions.
Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)
- Director, Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD)
- Director, Snowflake Inc. (NYSE: SNOW)
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)
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| 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