Martin Grant, the former chief compliance and ethics officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has joined financial services firm JST Capital as its new global head of regulatory affairs and integrity.

In his new role, Grant will be responsible for navigating the evolving digital asset regulatory environment on behalf of JST. He will work within JST to ensure best practices, be a resource for the firm’s clients, and continue JST’s discussions with global regulators as it works to adopt policies for the evolving digital asset markets.

Grant joins JST from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he held the role of senior vice president and chief compliance and ethics officer for more than 15 years. He was responsible for building and leading its internal compliance efforts.

Prior to his tenure as chief compliance and ethics officer, Grant was a lawyer in the New York Fed’s enforcement and litigation division. He is also the chair of the conference board’s global business conduct council and a member of the compliance committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.