Lee A Reiners

Lee A Reiners is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics (Trinity College of Arts & Sciences) at Duke University, with concurrent affiliations at Duke Law. He directs the Climate Risk Disclosure Lab and co-organizes the annual Digital Assets at Duke conference. His expertise spans financial regulation, cryptocurrency policy, climate-related financial risks, and cybersecurity frameworks.

• Education: M.P.P. from Duke University (2011), BSc in Business Economics (summa cum laude) from University of St. Thomas
• Professional Background: 5 years at Federal Reserve Bank of New York, former faculty at Saint Peter’s University, Iraq War veteran
• Grants: NSF-funded IUCRC Planning Grant (2024-2025), Environmental Defense Fund grant on international climate finance (2021-2022)

Reiners’ research focuses on integrating emerging financial technologies and climate change considerations into regulatory frameworks. His recent publications analyze stablecoin policy, crypto legislative challenges, and SEC disclosure rules. He has testified before U.S. Congress on cryptocurrency regulation and contributes to media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

As an active participant in regulatory discourse, Reiners has appeared on Marketplace for stablecoin legislation discussions and presented at institutions like Brookings and GW Regulatory Studies Center. He serves on the CFA Institute’s Capital Markets Policy Council and contributes to interdisciplinary projects such as American Predatory Lending.