Ross Stevens
Founder and Executive Chairman at NYDIG
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Ross Stevens is the Founder and Executive Chairman at NYDIG, a leading provider of institutional investment and technology solutions for Bitcoin. He founded NYDIG in 2017 and currently serves as its Executive Chairman. In 2012, he founded Stone Ridge, where he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. Ross began his career at Goldman Sachs after receiving his PhD in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago (Booth) and his BSE in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton). He is also the Advisory Board Chairman of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), which he founded.
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