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Sean Waters is the Vice President, Business Development at HeightZero. Sean enjoys working in all facets of business. He began his career in medical software, later joining Fidelity Investments where he shepherded the creation and growth of a Financial Reporting function within their Stock Plan Services division. Yearning to develop another business, Sean started his own company BarFly Solutions, a mobile applications platform for bars and restaurants. With a passion for problem solving, a diverse skill set and experience in a wide range of industries, Sean is excited for the opportunity to help HeightZero transform traditional finance for the digital world.
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Jurrien Timmer
Jurrien Timmer is the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments. He is part of Fidelity's Global Asset Allocation group, where he specializes in asset allocation and global macro strategy. Jurrien has been at Fidelity for 27 years and has close to four decades of experience in the industry. Prior to assuming his current position in 2005, Mr. Timmer held various other roles within Fidelity, including director of market research and technical research analyst. He also co-managed Fidelity Global. Jurrien earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Babson College. He was born and raised a Dutch citizen in Aruba and has been living in the United States all of his adult life. He became a US citizen in 2002.
Chris Tyrer
Chris Tyrer is the Head of Fidelity Digital Assets in Europe, providing European institutional investors with access to a full-service, enterprise-grade platform for securely trading and supporting digital assets. Fidelity Digital Assets is a business of Fidelity Investments, which offers investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing, and other financial products and services to more than 26 million individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries. Mr. Tyrer assumed his current role in December 2019, and is responsible for Fidelity Digital Assets' European business development and client service activity in the region. Prior to joining Fidelity Digital Assets, Mr. Tyrer was a Managing Director at Barclays Investment Bank, where he headed the digital assets project, assessing the market opportunities for the firm. He also served as Global Head of Commodities Trading for Barclays. Before that, Mr. Tyrer was a founding member and Non-Executive Director of SAGAT Capital, a short-term, systematic managed futures firm. He advised the management on all aspects of the business, from trading and risk management to operations and business development. He also held a variety of leadership roles in trading earlier in his career. Mr. Tyrer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
Amanda Fabiano
Amanda Fabiano is the Founder of Fabiano Consulting and was previously the Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital and the Director of Bitcoin Mining at Fidelity Investments.
Yemu Xu
Yemu Xu is the co-founder of ARPA and Bella, and he worked for Fidelity Investments as an actuarial consultant.
A.J. Nary
AJ has been a digital asset enthusiast and trader for almost a decade. Prior to co-founding HeightZero, he was a Senior Trader and Portfolio Manager with Natixis Advisors, L.P. where he launched their first suite of ETFs. AJ has also held roles at Seeyond and Windhaven Investment Management, one of the first ETF Strategists. With over 13 years of experience working with a wide range of asset managers to find unique solutions for their clients, AJ is expertly positioned to lead HeightZero’s transformation of wealth management in the rapidly expanding digital asset market.
Matthew Ballensweig
Matthew Ballensweig is the Managing Director, Head of Go Network at BitGo. Presively he was the Managing Director, Co-Head of Trading and Lending at Genesis.
Luke Chen
Luke Chen is the Lead Engineer at HeightZero. Luke is a senior software engineer with deep experience building both enterprise and consumer-grade software. He has developed web, mobile, and blockchain projects across a variety of industries including FinTech, AI, insurance, telecom and healthcare. Most recently, Luke developed Everbloom.co, a decentralized exchange for crypto trading. In addition to his passion for programming languages, he is also bi-lingual, speaking both English and Mandarin. Luke’s extensive experience with blockchain products and his core values of code quality, performance, and security make him the perfect technology partner to shepherd in a new era of asset management in the digital world.
Kathleen Chase
Kathleen Chase is the COO at Coin Metrics oversees the product development, business strategy, and operations of the leading provider of cryptoasset data and analytics. Previously, she was the SVP/Head of Strategy and Innovation Services at Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, where I oversaw product innovation and incubation of emerging technologies, such as blockchain. She has a strong background in strategy, product development, and product innovation, as well as an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University.
Matthew Walsh
Prior to founding Castle Island Ventures, Matt was a Vice President at Fidelity Investments where he led a number of the firm’s blockchain / cryptoasset initiatives. While at Fidelity, he led the creation, operationalization, and the investment strategy of a private fund focused exclusively on the cryptoasset sector. Matt holds a BS in Business Administration from Babson College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Eric Turner
Eric Turner is Chief Revenue Officer at Messari. Eric joined Messari from S&P Global where he was a financial technology research analyst. During his time at S&P he was a leader in blockchain strategy and testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee as an expert witness in fintech. Eric has also worked at Fidelity Investments and Prudential and is a CFA Charterholder.