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Relevant as background on the FTX scandal, which intersected with the effective altruism and AI safety funding communities, raising questions about donor integrity and institutional governance.

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Wikipedia biography of Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and key figure in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse. She cooperated with federal prosecutors and testified against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, providing insight into the governance failures and alleged fraud at the center of the case.

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•Caroline Ellison served as CEO of Alameda Research, the trading firm closely linked to the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
•She pleaded guilty to fraud charges and cooperated with federal prosecutors in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.
•Her testimony was central to convicting SBF, revealing how customer funds were misused and internal controls were absent.
•The FTX collapse raised broader questions about governance, accountability, and oversight in cryptocurrency and effective altruism communities.
•Her case is often cited as a cautionary example of how misaligned incentives and poor institutional safeguards can lead to large-scale harm.

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# Caroline Ellison

Caroline Ellison

American business executive and convicted fraudster (born 1994)

| Caroline Ellison |
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| Born | November1994 (age31)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-Boston_Globe-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-2)<br>[Boston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston "Boston"), Massachusetts, U.S.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-Yahoo-3) |
| Education | [Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University "Stanford University") ( [BS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science "Bachelor of Science")) |
| Knownfor | Former [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer "Chief executive officer") of [Alameda Research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_Research "Alameda Research") |
| Criminal status | released |
| Parent(s) | [Glenn Ellison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Ellison "Glenn Ellison")[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-Former_head_of_FTX_is_not_SEC_chair's_daughter_AP-4)<br>Sara Fisher Ellison[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-Business_Insider_Ellison_Parents-5) |
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| Criminal charge | [Wire fraud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_fraud "Wire fraud")<br>[Money laundering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering "Money laundering")<br>[Conspiracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy "Conspiracy") |
| Penalty | Sentenced to two years in prison; served 14 months |
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**Caroline Ellison** (born November 1994) is an American former business executive, and convicted fraudster who pleaded guilty to fraud in 2023 in relation to the [bankruptcy of FTX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_FTX "Bankruptcy of FTX"). She was the [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer "Chief executive officer") of [Alameda Research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_Research "Alameda Research"), a trading firm affiliated with FTX and founded by [Sam Bankman-Fried](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried "Sam Bankman-Fried").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-:0-6) Ellison was terminated from her position after FTX and Alameda filed for [bankruptcy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy "Bankruptcy").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-:2-7) In 2022, Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of [wire fraud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_fraud "Wire fraud"), two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit [securities fraud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securities_fraud "Securities fraud") and conspiracy to commit [money laundering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering "Money laundering").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ellison#cite_note-:4-9) She served 14 months in federal custody, and was released in January 20

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