Ramaswamy’s Strive Hires Ex-Treasury Lawyer as General Counsel

Strive Asset Management, an investment firm co-founded by Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has named former Treasury Department lawyer Alexandra Gaiser as general counsel.

Gaiser was most recently director of regulatory affairs at bitcoin-focused financial technology startup River Financial Inc. For about two years under former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Gaiser held roles including executive secretary and senior adviser to the general counsel.

“We’re confident in the team we have assembled to navigate the coming years of company growth,” Strive said in a statement. Strive also named Donald McArdle, who spent nearly 16 years in positions at Boston-based State Street ...