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George Kikvadze is the Executive Vice Chairman of the Bitfury Group - the world's leading emerging technologies company. Prior to joining Bitfury in 2013, George has worked at GCF Fund, York Capital Management, AFK Sistema and Morgan Stanley. He obtained his MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and his MA in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). George is a member of the Europe One YPO Club and is a Founding Member and Board Director of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).
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Tyler Page
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Brian Tsang
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Bob Xu
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Marat Kichikov
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Justin Nolan
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Valery Vavilov
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Sam O. Yilmaz
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