- Mary-Catherine Lader has resigned as President and COO of Uniswap Labs after four years in the role.
- Lader will remain as an advisor before pursuing her next opportunity.
- Lader helped grow Uniswap from a mostly developer-focused company to a structured organization.
- Uniswap recently handled over $73 billion in trading volume in 30 days and is valued at $1.66 billion.
- The U.S. SEC closed a recent investigation into Uniswap with no enforcement action.
Mary-Catherine Lader has stepped down from her roles as President and Chief Operating Officer at Uniswap Labs, following four years with the decentralized trading firm. Lader’s departure comes as she plans to move on to her next venture, though she will stay in an advisory position for a transition period.
According to a DeFi-firm-after-four-years” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Bloomberg report, a spokesperson for Uniswap said the company intends to continue developing the initiatives Lader helped create. Uniswap remains a leader in decentralized finance, recently recording over $73 billion in trading volume over 30 days, data from DefiLlama shows.
Lader joined Uniswap in 2021 after serving as a managing director and global head of sustainability at BlackRock. She was among the first major figures to leave traditional finance for the cryptocurrency sector. On social media, Lader posted, “after four incredible years as President & COO of @Uniswap, I’m starting something new.” She worked closely with the platform’s founder, Hayden Adams, during her tenure.
While at Uniswap, Lader managed the company’s internal growth, overseeing areas such as finance, legal, marketing, human resources, and policy. Under her leadership, Uniswap transitioned from a developer-driven startup to an organized company. In October 2022, Uniswap raised $165 million in funding, securing a valuation of approximately $1.66 billion.
In April 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Wells Notice to Uniswap Labs, which is a formal alert that the regulator may pursue enforcement. However, the SEC closed the case in February 2025 without enforcement action.
Uniswap, created in 2018 by Hayden Adams, operates as a decentralized protocol where users swap digital tokens directly, distinguishing it from centralized exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, or Kraken. The company has not named Lader’s successor as president.
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