BridgePort Appoints a New Chief Product Officer to Drive Next Phase of Product Innovation

New CPO Steven Bartfield to shape BridgePort's product roadmap and AI-driven trading infrastructure

NEW YORK, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BridgePort, the institutional coordination layer streamlining the off-exchange settlement of crypto, today announced the appointment of Steven Bartfield as Chief Product Officer (CPO).

At BridgePort, Bartfield will lead the company's product roadmap, with a focus on deepening enterprise integrations, accelerating agentic AI capabilities, and delivering transparent, automation-first infrastructure for institutional clients. His experience building both front-office trading solutions and back-end systems positions him uniquely to bridge legacy finance expectations with the demands of modern digital asset markets.

"Mr. Bartfield brings a rare combination of deep market structure expertise and product leadership," said Nirup Ramalingam, CEO of BridgePort. "He's led product innovation at some of the most complex institutions in the world, and his experience will be critical as we scale BridgePort's infrastructure to meet the demands of institutional crypto trading. I'm pleased to work alongside him as we push the frontier on workflow automation, AI integration, and real-time risk management."

Bartfield brings nearly 15 years of experience across institutional trading, market structure, and financial technology. Most recently, he co-founded and led an AI-driven data platform, overseeing product development, go-to-market strategy, and key customer partnerships. Prior to that, he led Credit Market Structure Strategy at Goldman Sachs and held senior product leadership roles at CME Group, launching new trading solutions across regulated OTC markets in fixed income and FX.

"Institutional crypto trading is following the same maturity arc as other asset classes - demanding the same caliber of infrastructure, integration, and automation," said Steven Bartfield, Chief Product Officer of BridgePort. "This is a pivotal moment for institutional crypto infrastructure, as firms demand more intelligent, automated solutions. I'm eager to apply my background in market structure and product innovation to expand BridgePort's AI-powered tooling, streamline trading workflows, and help operations teams manage risk with greater precision and transparency."

Bartfield holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, and a BBA in Finance, Accounting, and Economics from Loyola University Chicago. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

About BridgePort
BridgePort is institutional middleware designed to address the capital inefficiency, credit risk, and fragmented liquidity that currently exist in crypto markets. BridgePort's agnostic infrastructure allows for secure coordination of messages between exchanges, trading firms, and custodians alike. BridgePort serves as the institutional coordination layer for the off-exchange settlement of crypto through credit allocation and post-trade facilitation to better connect the tradfi & crypto ecosystems. BridgePort is built by a team with decades of experience in fixed income trading and building FX trading platforms for the world's largest traditional financial institutions. It is supported by industry leaders like Virtu, XBTO, Blockchain Founders Fund, DIY Fund, Further Ventures, Fun Fair Ventures, and Humla Ventures.

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