Max Branzburg is the Vice President and the Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase, a centralized exchange (CEX) platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing cryptocurrencies. ^[1][2]

Education

Max Branzburg attended Princeton University from 2007 to 2011 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public and International Affairs & Mechanical Engineering Program in Sustainable Energy. ^[3]

Career

Max Branzburg began his professional career at Booz & Company, working as a Consultant. Over 2 years, from 2011 to 2013, he focused on developing growth, international expansion, and M&A strategies for technology and energy companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. ^[3]

Following this, Max Branzburg worked at Google as a Product Manager for 5 years, from 2013 to 2018. During his tenure at Google, Max played a significant role in the launch and growth of Google Tez, a payments app tailored for the Indian market. This app achieved a remarkable milestone by reaching over 100 million Monthly Active Users (MAU) and ultimately evolved into Google Pay. ^[3]

Coinbase

Currently, Max serves as the Vice President and Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase, a position he has held since April 2018. In this role, he started with leading the Corporate Development Team for around a year and then was promoted to fully assuming the role of Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase. ^[3][4]

"I previously led our Corporate Development team, with responsibility for product strategy, M&A, and Ventures investments. Earlier this year, after working closely with many of the product teams in my Corp. Dev. role, I became the Head of Product for Coinbase - our retail-focused consumer investment product. I’m now on the Leadership Team and responsible for strategic direction, product management, and P&L for the consumer business."