Haider Rafique

Haider Rafique is an American business executive. He is chief marketing officer and global managing partner at OKX. Rafique is a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Innovation Advisory Committee, and previously was Head of Growth at Blockchain.com.

Education and early career

Rafique was born in Pakistan. He attended school in Abu Dhabi. He graduated from Northwestern University in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in business.

His career started with stunts at advertising firms including McCann and J. Walter Thompson. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Head of Product Marketing at Microsoft, and later as a Director of Product Marketing at CA Technologies until 2018.

Career

Rafique later joined Blockchain.com as Head of Growth until 2020, where he led the rebranding of blockchain.info into Blockchain.com. He joined the cryptocurrency exchange OKX as Group Chief Marketing Officer in 2022.

During his tenure at OKX, Rafique has been credited with leading the company's rebranding from OKEx to OKX. His work included sponsorships with the McLaren Formula 1 team and Manchester City. The role later expanded to include Global Managing Partner for Government and Investor Relations.

Personal life

Rafique is based in California.