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Kresus was founded by serial entrepreneur Trevor Traina, who is the former U.S. ambassador to Austria. He is renowned for founding or co-founding other successful businesses such as tech startup IfOnly (sold to MasterCard in 2019), StepUp Commerce (sold to Intuit in 2006), and CompareNet (sold to Microsoft in 1999), among others. He graduated from Oxford University in England and Princeton University in the United States.
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Terry Rossi
Terry Rossi is the Co-Founder & CEO at Woah. Previously, he was the investment director of Blockchange Ventures, a founding team member of Tachyon Accelerator, and an investment analyst at ConsenSys. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Princeton University.
Cameron Winklevoss
Cameron Winklevoss is the Co-founder and President of Gemini, a next-generation Bitcoin exchange. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and earned an MBA from Oxford University. In 2008, he represented the United States at the Olympics Games in Beijing, China, where he placed 6th. Since 2003, Cameron has been an angel investor and entrepreneur in emerging technologies. He began participating in the Bitcoin economy through direct investment in 2012.
Adam Dossa
Adam Dossa is Senior Vice President of Engineering at Polygon and was previously the Chief Technology Officer at Polymesh. He has a master's degree in machine learning from Columbia University and more than 10 years of technical experience in financial technology.
Edward Laws
Edward Laws is the Chief Operating Officer at Valence and AliceNet.He graduated from the University of Birmingham and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Momo Ong
Momo Ong is the co-founder of Codex and has worked at Sequoia Capital and Meta. He graduated from Princeton University.
Tony Cheng
Tony Cheng, formerly General Partner at Foresight Ventures, covers investments in Web3 for the firm. Tony is convinced that blockchain will bring about a paradigm shift in innovation. Previously an investor at Sequoia Capital China and 3G Capital, Tony is also experienced in assessing traditional business models such as fintech, SaaS, and consumer internet. Tony has also worked as a consultant at Oliver Wyman after obtaining his Master's degree from Sa?d Business School, University of Oxford.
Shane Molidor
Shane Molidor is the co-founder and CEO of Forgd, previously CEO of Business Development at AscendEX, former Global Head of FBG One, which is the client-facing trading division of FBG Capital. FBG One operates an over-the-counter (“OTC”) desk to service clients seeking to trade large quantities of crypto assets, as well as a designated market making program to support token projects following issuance. Prior to joining FBG One, Mr. Molidor worked in business development at Gemini Trust Company. Mr. Molidor has worked alongside premiere trading institutions, token projects, and regulators in the cryptocurrency ecosystem since 2015. His experience has equipped him with an intimate understanding of exchange infrastructure, custody solutions, evolving regulation, and marketplace dynamics. Mr. Molidor holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and also attended The London School of Economics where he studied Economics.
Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato
Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato is the COO of Zama. He is a graduate of the University of Phoenix, Lincoln University, Harvard University and Said Business School, Oxford University.
Rick Schonberg
Rick Schonberg is head of custody at Coinbase and was previously Senior managing Director at State Street and head of global product Development at LCH. He holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University.
Max Chamberlin
Max Chamberlin is co-founder and CEO of Bitfinity Network and previously was Chief Technology Officer at Chi Pay and a data scientist at Credit Suisse. He has a master's degree in machine learning from Cambridge University.
