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David Nage is a portfolio manager at Arca and previously worked at Apeiron Ventures and Bloomberg. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At Arca, David manages the Endeavor fund, which launched in late Q3 of 2021 and focuses on finding and backing the most innovative and impactful projects in the digital asset ecosystem. He leverages his industry analysis, alternative investment, and business development skills to identify, evaluate, and execute investment opportunities, as well as to provide strategic guidance and technical expertise to the portfolio companies. David is passionate about the revolution that digital assets can bring to the world and is always eager to learn and share his insights with the community.
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James Kow
James Kow is head of business development at Bitstamp. Before that he was an executive director at State Street Bank. He was also the head of foreign exchange e-commerce sales at Citibank and he worked at Bloomberg. He graduated from the National University of Singapore.
Kevin Reynolds
Kevin Reynolds is chief editor at CoinDesk and previously was global executive editor at Bloomberg. He graduated from the College of New Jersey.
Kathleen Chu
Kathleen Chu was previously Head of marketing communications at Avail, Head of public communications at Polygon and Head of Japan at MakerDAO. She is a graduate of Baruch College.
Josh Schwartz
Schwartz is the CEO of Fordefi and has prior experience as the COO of Curv, a crypto security provider which was acquired by Paypal in 2021. He was also previously the VP of Sales at BitGo and the Global Head of New Business Development at Bloomberg Tradebook.
Matt Sorg
Matt Sorg is Vice President of technology at Solana and was previously a data scientist at Riot Games and co-founder of Concha Labs. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Washington.
Ilya Veller
Ilya Veller is co-founder and CFO of Gear Technologies and has more than 20 years of experience working with high net worth individuals and global hedge funds at Renaissance Capital, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. He is a graduate of New York University and Wisconsin Business School.
Sam Ewen
Sam Ewen is senior vice president and head of Media Experience and innovation at CoinDesk. He is a seasoned marketing talent with over 20 years of brand experience across physical, digital and social platforms. Sam Ewen is a graduate of Hunter College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Feng Liu
Feng Liu is a partner at BODL Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in next-generation networks and decentralized applications. He was the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ChainNews, one of the largest crypto news outlets in China. Prior to that, Feng was the Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese edition of Bloomberg Businessweek. He led a team to launch the Chinese edition of Bloomberg Businessweek in 2011 and grew the publication to one of the largest business media outlets in China.
Yuan Xia
Yuan Xia is the Founder & CEO of Secure3. Previously, he worked for GGV Capital, Airbnb, and Facebook. He is also the Founding Director & CSO of CertiK. He graduated from Purdue University and Yale University.
Rich Hauschild
Rich Hauschild is the CEO of Fortress Trust and previously served as COO of crypto IRA provider iTrustCapital.