Varro is a team of entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and financial experts with a goal of designing and developing reliable and affordable pathogen detection systems for the private and public sectors in the U.S. and internationally. Based on established technology developed at Washington University in St. Louis and supported by NIH RAD-x grants, we have solutions for monitoring air quality in indoor spaces and detecting pathogens from breath in under 60 seconds.

Threeo is an AI platform offering enterprise-grade solutions for companies in financial services, industry, travel, and multiple other sectors. With expertise and experience in implementing AI in large institutional clients, the Threeo leadership team has the technology and the talent to build the company rapidly, The Threeo platform features enablers designed to accomplish AI-related tasks frequently required by enterprise-level customers, including QA and coding automation, risk management, AML, and compliance monitoring, and a customer insight engine.

Y2X was established by a group of experienced financial services professionals, technologists and entrepreneurs. Headquartered in New York City, the mission of Y2X is to be the leading technology driven platform that identifies, finances, and incubates the next generation of transformative ideas and businesses globally. You can learn more about Y2X and follow our story at: www.y2x.io

Responsible for business development and relationship management with banks, broker-dealers, buyside firms, high frequency trading firms, and other market participants in the securities and precious metals markets. Paxos' flagship service, Bankchain, is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PaaS) blockchain settlement solution transforming post-trade market infrastructures and back office processes.

Responsible for delivering results from and developing new business opportunities from CME Group's portfolio of investments and alliances, including in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, India, UAE, Norway, and the U.S.• Conceived $100M+ project to jointly develop multi-asset class trading technology with BVMF of Brazil, negotiated agreements, oversaw execution of project from business side; system now successfully in production in Brazil and being marketed to exchanges globally. • Changed leadership and strategy for Dubai Mercantile Exchange, focused on creating a new global crude oil benchmark, which produced a 50% increase in volumes in less than two years. • Improved results from existing alliances and ventures, managed orderly exit from previously-acquired unprofitable investments.• Developed comprehensive international government relations strategy for CME Group focused on creating new sovereign business opportunities and removing regulatory and tax barriers to growth.

Represented largest shareholder on Board of Oslo-based freight and energy derivatives exchange. • Led Board initiatives on management change and strategic direction resulting in sale of assets, including energy broker-dealer Spectron, and return of capital to investors.

Part of leadership team that transformed NYSE from a not-for-profit membership organization to a multi-product company operating nine exchanges in six countries. • Advised CEO on global strategy, worked with remainder of his team to develop and execute plan for geographic and product diversification and launch of NYSE Group as a publicly-traded company.• Responsible for establishment and operations of NYSE Euronext Board and Management Committee, corporate strategy, and development of new businesses. • Served as global head of NYSE Technologies’ Exchange Solutions, providing IT services and other solutions to third party exchanges. Responsible for major revenue line with staff in New York, Paris, London, Belfast, and Hong Kong. Deals included strategic partnership with Tokyo Stock Exchange and system upgrade for Warsaw Stock Exchange• Represented NYSE at World Economic Forum, Davos, and speaker at numerous NYSE and financial industry events.

With GS&Co (New York, 2003-04), responsible for advising President/COO on strategy and developments, assisting in management of GS corporate governance structure, and carrying out special projects on his behalf. • Administered firmwide Management Committee and other corporate committees. • Served on global Sovereign Relations Task Force which developed GS strategy towards government clients. With GS Japan (1999-2003), worked with Tokyo-based Chairman of GS Asia in development of China, India, Japan, and ASEAN business and strategy. • Established and administered governance structure of GS Japan and GS Asia. • Responsible for government and media relations for GS Japan. • Served on board of International Bankers Association, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and other Tokyo-based industry groups dedicated to bringing about regulatory and policy changes.

Foreign Service officer with multi-disciplinary experience in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Received Superior Honor Award for work on Task Force to respond to bombing of Embassy Nairobi. Recipient of Meritorious Honor Awards and Special Honor Awards. Posts included:• Deputy Director, Office of South-Central European Affairs: Responsible for monitoring of U.N. sanctions against Former Republic of Yugoslavia, involved in efforts to bring stability and economic development to the Balkans region. • Political-Military Officer, Athens, Greece• Deputy Consul General, Thessaloniki, Greece• Political Officer, Office of U.N. Political Affairs• Administrative Officer, Osaka, Japan• Consular Officer, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. One of two U.S. representatives on OAS mission to restore democracy to Haiti following military coup against President Aristide.

Responsible for East Coast semiconductor sales and marketing efforts• Lobbied in Washington and developed case for successful antidumping suit vs. Japanese DRAM manufacturers