Fiona is a Co-founder and Director at Cara. She provides independent directorship services, consultancy and strategic advice to foundation companies, VASPs and OpCos with a Web3 strategy.

Fiona practised as a lawyer for many years before her move into governance. Hailing from Ireland, she spent her early practice years with leading commercial firms in Dublin where she focused on advising start-up fintech companies, leading them through funding rounds, restructurings, M&As, corporate governance, and commercial contracts.

Fiona relocated to the Cayman Islands in 2021 and joined the Fintech team at Walkers. In this role, she provided legal advice on the structuring of numerous foundation companies, series financings for companies in the digital asset space and the set up and licensing of VASPs.

Leaving law behind, Fiona spent two years with a directorship firm and worked as an independent, non-executive director with some of the largest protocols in the Cayman Islands.

As a thought-leader in the industry Fiona has spoken on many podcasts and panels. She was a member of the Steering Committee for the Blockchain Association in the Cayman Islands for two years. She is also a co-founder of Women in Blockchain. She is passionate about Web3, supporting the growth of the industry and promoting diversity in this space.