Ms. Tara Frater is the Principal and Founder of FT Legal, a boutique law firm based in Barbados. She is an experienced attorney-at-law with over 15 years of experience working at leading firms in international financial services centres in the Caribbean. She has lectured in various fora on legal issues and her speaking engagements include various Caribbean and Latin American conferences hosted by STEP and other organisations.

Ms. Frater actively engages on issues affecting the international financial services sector in the Caribbean. She participates in various working groups focused on legislative reform and currently serves on the Trust Review Committee and is the Chairperson of the FinTech Advisory Committee convened by the Barbados Government. She formerly served as the Chairperson of the STEP Barbados Branch and is a former Director of the Barbados International Business Association. She has repeatedly made the Citywealth IFC Power Women Top 200 List, which recognise women of influence in government, private wealth, private client advisory and philanthropy across international financial centres. She has a keen interest in cryptocurrencies and the transformative potential of blockchain technology.