Michael is a seasoned financial and capital markets professional. He previously held principal portfolio management and advisory roles with a $100mm family office venture debt fund. Michael also held senior executive positions within the capital markets groups of both the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and the Bank of Montreal (BMO). In 2017, Michael was the founder and general partner of Chaintech Digital, a blockchain-based digital asset fund. Currently, Michael is currently the CEO of Validation Cloud.

Alex is an established leader in the Canadian crypto space, with over five years of experience as an investor, consultant, and financial manager. Alex began his career working in private equity where he was directly involved with the diligence and underwriting of investment opportunities primarily in the real-estate space. Alex is currently the COO of Validation Cloud.

Andrew brings deep blockchain engineering experience, having launched node and validator infrastructure on 20+ cryptonetworks since the inception of Proof of Stake. Previously, Andrew specialized in cybersecurity at Deloitte, and built network infrastructure for video streaming at Canada’s largest telecom. Andrew holds a BASc in Computer Engineering and an MBA from The University of Toronto. Andrew is currently the CTO of Validation Cloud.

Alex spent 7 years as an investor at Touchdown Ventures (TDV), where he was responsible for enterprise software strategy. Before TDV, Alex helped Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) transform its corporate development strategy. Alex also spent time at Virgin Management, Richard Branson's family office, as part of the US investments team. Alex started his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley (Commodities) and UBS (Global Power & Utilities). He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Alex is currently the CSO of Validation Cloud.