Sophie Bowler

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Sophie Bowler is the Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Zodia Custody, an institutional digital asset custodian backed by leading global banks including Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, NAB, Northern Trust, and Emirates NBD. She leads the firm’s global risk and compliance strategy across seven jurisdictions, shaping enterprise-wide frameworks that enable secure, resilient, and compliant operations in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. A member of Zodia’s Executive Committee, she advises the Board on risk, compliance, and regulatory strategy.

In 2025, she relocated to Sydney to co lead the establishment and growth of Zodia Custody Australia and embed executive compliance and risk leadership under the AFSL framework.

Sitting at the intersection of innovation and regulation, Sophie’s work bridges traditional financial standards with emerging technologies.

Prior to joining Zodia, she led EY’s Financial Crime practice for the digital asset sector, advising global financial institutions and crypto native firms on investigations, enforcement matters, and the design of robust financial crime controls.