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Thomas Chippas is the CEO of Argo Blockchain. Previously, he was CEO of ErisX and COO of Axoni.
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Tommy Chang
Tommy Chang is the Gaming lead of Spartan Capital, he was the head of research at Red Building Capital, and he also founded Block Panther, an ICO investment platform.
Seif El-Bakly
Seif El-Bakly is the Interim CEO/COO at Argo Blockchain. He has over 16 years of experience in the capital markets and trading sectors. Prior to joining Argo, Seif founded a fintech startup and worked for TMX Group, where he was responsible for leading the strategy and business management efforts for the entire Markets Business. Seif is fluent in three languages, holds a degree from Concordia University's John Molson School of Business, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Matthew Shaw
Matthew has over 25 years of experience as an international banker, corporate adviser, and serial entrepreneur, specializing most recently in the technology and cryptocurrency sectors. His current portfolio of leadership roles includes Protos Asset Management, a Swiss company he founded that manages a cryptocurrency fund, and he is the President of a proprietary family investment company investing in digital assets, fintech, and other technology sectors.
Munaf Ali
Munaf Ali is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Group and was previously a vice president at Citigroup.
Matthieu Jobbé-Duval
Matt Jobbe Duval is co-founder of Coinwatch and former head of financial products at Dapper Labs.
Jasper Lewitton
As President of Pantera, Jasper drives and oversees the strategic vision, direction, and operational management of the firm. He has over twenty years of leadership experience across Global Investment Management firms. For close to a decade, he served as Business Unit Head and Senior Leader at Bridgewater Associates, where he managed and transformed the Investment, Client, and Operational areas of the firm. Prior to Bridgewater, Jasper held several senior strategy and operational roles, including Global Head of Strategy at UBS, Head of Alternative Investment Strategy at Citigroup, and COO of Citigroup's Real Estate private equity business. He started his career at The Boston Consulting Group and has worked in the US, Europe, and Asia. Jasper has a LLM from the University of Cambridge and Finance, Economics, and Law degrees from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he grew up.
Niraj Pant
Niraj Pant is the Co-Founder at Ritual. Presively he was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, where he invests in early-stage cryptocurrency projects. Prior to this role, he researched privacy in the Decentralized Systems Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Niraj has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors for CoinDCX, an Ambassador for Sequoia Capital, and Co-Founder and CTO of Source Networks. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
John Quinn
John Quinn is the Founding Partner and CIO at Decentral Park Capital, managing $130 million of digital assets. He is also the founder of Storj Labs and a recovering investment banker from Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, and Flemings.
Max Galka
Max Galka is the founder and CEO of Elementus. Prior to founding Elementus, he held various positions in the data science and finance industries, including being an adjunct lecturer in data science at the University of Pennsylvania, a derivatives trader at both Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, and a co-founder of Revaluate, a real estate data startup.
Kevin Lehtiniitty
Kevin Lehtiniitty is co-founder and chief technology officer of Fortress Trust Company. He holds a master's degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.