Meet our Team

Founders

Rachid Ajaja

Founder
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Rachid is a serial entrepeneur with an obsession for modelling, analytics…
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Matthijs de Vries

Founder
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Matthijs has managed the product development of one of the largest Dutch…
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I.N. A. Ghaddar, PhD
Founder
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Before co-founding AllianceBlock, Amber was a fixed-income trader at JP Morgan…
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Executive Team
Anders Christensen
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO),
Head of Ecosystem

20+ years in Banking, Wealth Management & Fintech…

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Gerben van den Bergh
Chief Innovation Officer (CIO)
20+ years of professional experience, mainly as a…
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Houman Falakshahi
Chief Research Officer (CRO)

PhD in Quantum Mechanics ENS Quant 18+ years. Expert…

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Matthieu Mariapragassam
Head of Quantitative Analytics
PhD in Mathematics Oxford Quant 10+ years. Experience…
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Christen Oesterbye
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Technology leader with 25+ years of experience from…
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Ed Newey
Chief HR Officer (CHRO)
15+ years of experience across the core pillars of HR…
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Advisory Board
Alexander Seel
Strategic Advisor

Director, Legend Holding
International career with 20 years of experience in…
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Luke Lombe
Strategic Blockchain Advisor

Co-Founder, MYNTD
Luke Lombe is the Co-Founder of MYNTD, a…
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Micha Willemse
Strategy and Growth

Entrepeneur
Investor
COO, RoamlerTech

Micha is an experienced entrpeneur, specialized in…

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Pranav Sharma
Strategic Advisor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Woodstock Fund
Pranav has over a decade & a half year leadership…
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David Atkinson
Strategic Advisor

Commercial Director, Holochain
Co-Founder Blockleaders

David loves to help people and business driven by…

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Abdelhak Benkerroum
Business Development and Strategy

Entrepeneur
Visiting Professor
Author
Abdel is the Founder and Director of Eastheimer…
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Chris Laurent
Strategic Advisor

Vertical Lead, Fintech/Kickstart

Swiss Zurich-based passionate participant in the…

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