# Alastair Wood

> Alastair Wood is the CEO of Raisin US, the American arm of the Berlin-born deposit-marketplace fintech. A lawyer by training who started as the company's General Counsel in 2023, he stepped into the top job in January 2026. His career runs through Big Law (Paul Hastings, Paul Weiss), a chief-of-staff stint inside Citi's global legal team, and early-employee roles at two scrappy fintech startups - retirement platform Kindur and renter-insurance company Rhino - before he landed at Raisin, where he now leads a platform that connects everyday American savers with banks and credit unions chasing deposits.

- **Role:** CEO at Raisin US
- **Organizations:** Raisin US, Raisin, Rhino, Kindur, Citi, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Paul Hastings
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Columbia University, Juris Doctor (J.D.), The George Washington University Law School
- **Known for:** Named CEO of Raisin US in January 2026 after starting as General Counsel in 2023, Helped build out the legal and compliance backbone of two early-stage fintechs (Kindur, Rhino), Served as chief of staff to the General Counsel of Citi's global legal organization

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Associate at Paul Hastings
- **2007** — Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
- **2013** — Joined Citi as chief of staff to the General Counsel / Chief Administrative Officer for the global legal team
- **2018** — Became General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Kindur, the fourth hire at the retirement-tech startup
- **2020** — Appointed VP & General Counsel at Rhino (renter insurance)
- **2023** — Joined Raisin US as General Counsel
- **2026** — Promoted to CEO of Raisin US, succeeding Cetin Duransoy

## Achievements

- Named CEO of Raisin US in January 2026 after starting as General Counsel in 2023
- Helped build out the legal and compliance backbone of two early-stage fintechs (Kindur, Rhino)
- Served as chief of staff to the General Counsel of Citi's global legal organization
- Public face of Raisin's 2026 State of Consumer Banking research, including the finding that 65% of Americans have switched banks at least once

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Named CEO of Raisin US, succeeding Cetin Duransoy; Michael A. Blum joins as Executive Chairman.
- **2026-01** — Fronts Raisin's 2026 consumer banking research showing 65% of Americans have switched banks at least once.
- **2026** — Hosts Raisin webinar on where savings rates are headed and a refreshed Raisin customer experience.

## Links

- Website: https://www.raisin.com/en-us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-wood-218880113/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/raisin_en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RaisinUS/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04