Parent to lead policy at Ondo Finance
28 August 2026 US
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Ondo Finance, a tokenised real-world assets platform, has chosen Allison Parent as its chief policy officer, joining from the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA).
At GFMA, Parent served as executive director from 2017, representing financial and capital markets institutions on cross-border regulatory and market structure issues.
She also spent time with Barclays as head of global policy and strategy, as senior policy advisor and counsel for markets at the Bank of England (BoE), and as a director for government policy and finance with Barclays’ US division.
Parent has served in a number of public sector advisory positions, including as a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Advisory Forum on Format for Cyber Incident Reporting, the Associate Members Consultative Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Digital Markets Subcommittee of the Global Markets Advisory Committee at the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC).
According to Ondo, its new appointee reflects the firm’s “next phase of work”, encompassing industry collaboration with policymakers and regulators globally as tokenised assets transition into the financial mainstream.
Commenting on her new position, Parent says: “Balanced regulatory policy involves weighing growth and innovation with market integrity, consumer protection, and overall financial stability.
“Ondo Finance has the infrastructure in place, and I’m excited to support unlocking the full potential of onchain markets.”
At GFMA, Parent served as executive director from 2017, representing financial and capital markets institutions on cross-border regulatory and market structure issues.
She also spent time with Barclays as head of global policy and strategy, as senior policy advisor and counsel for markets at the Bank of England (BoE), and as a director for government policy and finance with Barclays’ US division.
Parent has served in a number of public sector advisory positions, including as a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Advisory Forum on Format for Cyber Incident Reporting, the Associate Members Consultative Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Digital Markets Subcommittee of the Global Markets Advisory Committee at the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC).
According to Ondo, its new appointee reflects the firm’s “next phase of work”, encompassing industry collaboration with policymakers and regulators globally as tokenised assets transition into the financial mainstream.
Commenting on her new position, Parent says: “Balanced regulatory policy involves weighing growth and innovation with market integrity, consumer protection, and overall financial stability.
“Ondo Finance has the infrastructure in place, and I’m excited to support unlocking the full potential of onchain markets.”
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