Ex-FTX US President: Relations With SBF Soured After Months of Dispute Over FTX Management Practices

Former FTX US President Brett Harrison tweeted in response to his reasons for leaving FTX US. He had worked in FTX US for seventeen months, and his relationship with SBF and its deputies had been in disputes over FTX's management practices for several months. reached the point of total deterioration. According to Harrison, the first few months at FTX US were great, working largely independently of Sam to grow a US team and create a professional environment for a regulated business. After six months at the company, apparent rifts began to appear in his relationship with Sam, who began strongly advocating for separation and independence for FTX US's executive, legal, and development teams, but Sam disagreed, and the escalation led to his departure . Harrison stated, “It never occurred to me that behind these issues was a multi-billion dollar fraud. According to publicly available information, the scheme is clearly in the hands of SBF and its inner circle at FTX.com and Alameda. Harrison and No other FTX US executives were involved.”