MicroStrategy adds Brown University Chief Investment Officer Jane Dietze to its board of directors

MicroStrategy has added three members to its board of directors, bringing the total to nine, shortly before being included in the Nasdaq 100 stock index on Monday, according to a recent filing. The new board members include Brian Brooks, Jane Dietze and Gregg Winiarski, all of whom have worked at large companies dealing with digital assets, according to the filing. Each board member will receive $2 million worth of equity, half of which are options and half are RSUs, which will vest over four years. Specifically, Brian Brooks served as CEO of Binance.US from May 2021 to August 2021. Brooks also served as chief legal officer of Coinbase from September 2018 to March 2020. Other experience includes serving as acting director of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) from April 2020 to January 2021, an agency responsible for overseeing banks' digital asset-related activities. Brooks also served as CEO of Bitcoin mining company Bitfury from October 2021 to December 2022. Jane Dietze has served as Brown University’s chief investment officer since July 2018, overseeing the Ivy League school’s $7.2 billion endowment. Dietze has also served on the board of directors of Galaxy Digital, the digital asset company founded by Mike Novogratz, since February 2022. Finally, Gregg Winiarski has served as chief legal officer of sports apparel and collectibles company Fanatics since February 2023. Winiarski served as a senior advisor to Fanatics from August 2021 until taking the top legal position in February 2023 and, like the other new board members, has an Ivy League degree.