Liliana Reasor

Founder & CEO

Liliana is an entrepreneur and visionary with 20 years of FinTech and investment banking experience at JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Moody’s Analytics. She has expertise in cryptocurrencies, blockchain, investment and risk analytics, trading, portfolio management, tech investments, and quantitative finance.  She has an MBA from UCLA Anderson and an MS in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.

Laurent Nguyen-Ngoc

Chief Quant Officer

Laurent is an expert in quantitative finance. Previously, he was the US Head of Quants for IHS Markit in New York. He has 12 years+ of experience in risk & pricing models, structuring, and hedging. He has expertise in machine learning, risk-neutral pricing models, computational algorithms, and optimization techniques. He has a Ph.D. in Stochastic Calculus & Math Finance, Pierre & Marie Curie University, France.

Bernardo Mesa Urdinola

Chief Technology Officer

Bernardo is a business technology leader and investment professional with more than 15 years of experience in areas such as institutional asset management, quantitative finance, project management, business process improvements, machine learning techniques, systems engineering, and team leadership. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.

Vidyaranya Vuppu

Lead Technology Partner

Vidya has more than 20 years of experience in software development and leadership in information technology. He has four patents in the area of mobile connectivity. He has an AMIETE (Bachelor of Engineering) in Electronics & Telecommunications from The Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers in India.

Ashish Kumar

Strategic Partner

Ashish is the founder of TribulusTech, a software development company. He is an entrepreneur with 10 years of experience in FinTech, IoT, e-commerce, digital media, and media/entertainment businesses in India and globally. He is a financial partner to founders and CEOs, with an emphasis on strategic planning, investor relations, corporate development, business development, human resources, IT, business operations, and business analytics.

Joachim Sonne

Strategy & Capital Raising

Joachim is the former Co-Head of EMEA Technology, Media, and Telecoms Investment Banking at JP Morgan. He has 20 years+ of experience in technology, media, and telecoms investment banking at JP Morgan in London, New York, and Frankfurt.

Robert Gaskell

Operations & Crypto

Rob is the Founder and Partner of Appold. He is an investor and advisor to the emerging technology sector with over 28 years of experience in running and expanding international financial organizations.  In addition to being an active and respected member of the Blockchain community, Rob is a board member of the Blockchain Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, and a Board Advisor to SupraFin.

Craig Dewar

FinTech Entrepreneurship

Craig is a FinTech serial entrepreneur and investor and ex-investment banking professional. He co-founded Flex-e-card in 2000, before co-founding Global Processing Services. He was a former technology director in investment banking and front office systems within Salomon Brothers, JP Morgan, and CSFB.

Noreen Cesareo

Marketing

Noreen is an experienced international marketing, brand, and communications specialist with 30 years+ working with global brands across industries. She is the founder of Market Accents; strategic marketing, and communications advisory firm. She is also a Director at The Malta Business Network, and Co-Chair of the International Trade and Connections Work-Group at the UK All Parliamentary Group for Women and Enterprise.

Colin Morrell

Business Coach & Mentor

Colin is an entrepreneur and business coach with 25 years of experience. He currently provides business coaching through Vistage Worldwide, an organisation designed exclusively for high-integrity CEOs and executive leaders. He was previously the CEO of Appleyards Ltd, a consultancy business.

Andrew Wright

Information Technology

Andrew is a Director at Thomas Murray Systems and has 20 years of experience in strategy consulting and delivering technology-driven services for the financial services sector. He is an expert in emerging technologies, business planning, and the evaluation of new projects. Also, he is a member of the advisory board for Thomas Murray Data Services. He has an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

Adolfo Tunon

FinTech

Adolfo is a senior-level finance professional with 25 years of experience in transactional banking at Citi, HSBC, RBS, Lloyds Bank, and Santander. He has expertise in global payments, cash management, cards, and digital banking. He has an MBA from UCLA Anderson. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a Toastmaster Public Speaker.

Sekayi Mutambirwa

Innovation

Sekayi is an innovation professional (tech & fintech), angel investor, and NED. More than 12 years of experience in strategic business development and innovation at HSBC, Barclays Wealth Management, Lloyds Banking Group, Dell EMC, and Oracle. Enterprise and Innovation Board Member at Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. M.S. International Business University of Hertfordshire.