Uniswap President Mary-Catherine Lader Steps Down After Four Years
Mary-Catherine Lader, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniswap Labs, has resigned after four years with the decentralized exchange. According to a Bloomberg report, Lader will remain in an advisory capacity before pursuing new opportunities. A Uniswap spokesperson acknowledged her contributions, stating the company will continue building upon her work.
Lader’s Impact on Uniswap’s Growth
Lader joined Uniswap in 2021 from BlackRock, where she served as Managing Director and Global Head of Aladdin Sustainability. Her transition from traditional finance to crypto marked an early example of institutional talent moving into the blockchain space. During her tenure, she helped transform Uniswap from a developer-focused protocol into a structured organization with robust operations across finance, legal, and marketing functions.
Key Milestones Under Leadership
During Lader’s presidency, Uniswap achieved several significant milestones:
- Raised $165 million in Series B funding at a $1.66 billion valuation (October 2022)
- Processed over $73 billion in trading volume (past 30 days per DefiLlama)
- Successfully navigated SEC investigation with no enforcement action (February 2025)
Regulatory Landscape and Future Outlook
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) closed its investigation into Uniswap in February 2025, originating from a Wells Notice issued in April 2024. This resolution removes significant regulatory uncertainty for the protocol. Uniswap has not yet announced Lader’s successor as it continues operating as Ethereum‘s leading decentralized exchange, offering peer-to-peer token swaps without centralized intermediaries like Coinbase or Binance.
