ONDO Finance has recruited Eric Pollackov, formerly the global head of ETF capital markets at Invesco, as the tokenized asset platform continues its aggressive push to bring traditional investment products onchain.
Pollackov departed Invesco in May 2026. His arrival at Ondo represents a pattern that’s becoming hard to ignore: seasoned finance executives are no longer just advising crypto firms from the sidelines. They’re joining them.
Why traditional finance talent is flowing into tokenization
Ondo Finance operates the Global Markets platform, which focuses on tokenizing stocks and ETFs with pricing and liquidity designed to mirror traditional brokerages. The platform has crossed a meaningful threshold. Its total value locked now exceeds $1 billion, a milestone that puts Ondo in rare company among real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocols.
ETF capital markets is an intensely specialized discipline. It involves managing the creation and redemption process, ensuring tight spreads, coordinating with authorized participants, and navigating regulatory plumbing that most crypto-native builders have never touched.
