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James Smith is the founder of Elliptic. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oxford and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
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Simone Maini
Simone Maini is the CEO at Elliptic. Simone guides and operationalizes Elliptic’s vision that enables customers to efficiently manage cryptoasset risk, grow business, and meet regulatory obligations. Prior to Elliptic, Simone held senior roles in investment banking, financial crime and risk at Kroll as a Director of Product Strategy and Innovation, and Deutsche Bank. She holds a BA in History from the University of Cambridge.
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson is the Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder at Elliptic. Tom has also worked as the CEO at MOF Technologies and as an Analyst at NetScientific and Capstone Investment Advisors. Tom Robinson has a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in Materials Science.
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.
Arran Schlosberg
Arran Schlosberg was the VP of Engineering at Proof Holdings. Presively, he worked at HealthMatch and Google. Arran Schlosberg graduated from University of Sydney and University of Cambridge.
Adam Dossa
Head of Technology at Polymath, Founder of Enclaves DEX, Smart Contract Auditor and FinTech / Machine Learning Hacker. Passionate about blockchain technologies and deeply involved in the blockchain community and technology. 13 years experience in technology within the financial sector as a developer, manager and leader. In-depth knowledge of Fixed Income products, including interest rate swaps, path-dependent options, hybrid derivatives, emerging market products and structured notes. Experience across many functional areas of Fixed Income, including risk, pricing, regulatory change, operational processing, settlement, clearing, compression and trade lifecycle. Experience across a wide range of languages and technologies including Solidity, node.js, A+ (APL derivative), C++, Java, Scala, Objective-C / iOS, Python, Perl, Matlab, R, OCAML, SQL, Weka and MQ. Recent masters in Machine Learning from Columbia University (4.0 GPA). Worked at a senior leadership level whilst maintaining a very hands-on approach. Successfully managed a large global development team coordinating across multiple projects and clients. Widely recognised as being a team leader who is reliable, able to drive innovative solutions, deliver individually and within a team, and very focused on execution.
Belinda Zhou
Belinda Zhou is the Founding Partner at Sharding Capital. She graduated from Sun Yat-sen University and Cambridge University in the UK.
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.
Sajjad R.
Sajjad R. is the Vice President of Revenue at Immunefi. He was previously a design engineer turned venture capitalist and GTM leader. He graduated from Cambridge 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.
Cynthia Alexander
Cynthia Alexander is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mentaport. She has expertise in Web3, FinTech, and Computational Biology, bringing a wealth of knowledge to the table. She was the founding lead data scientist at PayJoy, a FinTech company focused on extending credit in emerging markets. Cynthia was instrumental in scaling analytics, AI, and ML initiatives from a few thousand to over a million registered users. Prior to that, she was classically trained as a computational biologist at prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge and Max Plank. Together with her co-founder, she is constructing the future of NFTs.