Brent De Jong Email and Phone Number
I am passionately curious. And the most important thing I do is use my curiosity to find meaningful connections in seemingly divergent issues. My work spans a wide range of innovation in finance and technology. I have invested in businesses that use Blockchain, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning to improve access to and sustainability of precious metals, energy, and agricultural commodities and their supply chains.Decentralized technologies and asset tokenization are set to disrupt the financial sector. By making it possible for anyone to own a fraction of an asset such as gold or other commodities or by increasing their utility from simply a store of value to a medium of exchange, digital assets are making financial products accessible to the mass market. Coupled with an increasing need to understand product footprints and impacts, consumers, investors, regulators are all tuning into the ability of new tech to solve pressing global challenges. With this in mind and building on my 20-year investment experience with 250+ deals and founding an essential energy infrastructure company with operating assets in 19 countries, I’m now creating a platform of businesses that bridges the interaction between commodities and technology. The QOS Protocol is a patent asset tokenization platform on which trusted participants build applications and services. The Responsible Gold Ecosystem – the first use case on the QOS Platform – provides the means for gold with irrefutable blockchain based provenance records and best practice responsible sourcing standards, to be digitally minted into G-Coin tokens that can be used to save, send, and spend gold. Other De Jong Capital investments include:• Hedgepont Global Markets, a financial risk management platform for agricultural and energy commodities where tech. integration is expected to provide customers with better market information and improved transparency.• Rivermet Resources, a collaboration between Alberta Investment Management Corporation, BlackRock Inc, Pandion Mine Finance, LP and EmTech to create a Gold ESG investment vehicle. • TrustStamp Inc, providing AI-powered facial biometric identity authentication solutions for use in multiple sectors including finance and regulatory compliance.One of the best parts of my job is identifying and recruiting talented professionals to join our global teams. One of my great joys is seeing people I’ve mentored flourish and advance to C-level roles.
Qenta Inc.
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Managing PartnerDe Jong Capital Llc Jan 2012 - PresentAn investment firm, De Jong Capital focuses on integrating technology with financial and compliance products to create sustainable commodity supply chains and payments. My vision is to develop a platform that delivers better access and transparency to commodity and financial markets and participants on a trusted and equal basis. Deals include:• Savia Peru, 2021: Acquired the second largest hydrocarbon producer in Peru. In addition to petroleum, Savia commercializes gas production into natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and natural gas condensates.• Rivermet Resources, 2020: Structured a transaction with Alberta Investment Management Corporation, BlackRock, and Pandion Mine Finance to invest in companies that are in the primary business of constructing and operating mineral mining assets globally with the aim to implement Responsible Gold Standards to provide a cutting-edge ESG program to support miners.• TrustStamp Inc (NASDAQ: IDAI), 2019: Invested in facial biometric and artificial intelligence technology that defends against identity fraud. Core application adapted to create and validate unique identities for Responsible Gold bullion bars (GoldID) to prevent counterfeit trade @QENTA.• Kalera PLC (NASDAQ: KAL), 2021: Invested in Agrico (RICO) and took it public on NASDAQ as a blank check company that later merged with Kalera. Kalera is a vertical farming company that uses technology to ensure that more people around the world have access to the freshest, most nutritious, and cleanest products available. It has spent several years optimizing plant nutrient formulas and developing an advanced automation and data acquisition system with Internet of Things, cloud, big data analytics and artificial intelligence capabilitiesI’ve served as consultant, board member, and executive for multiple companies, including:• Amazon Creek• Itafos• Connacher Oil & Gas• RA Hold Corp. • Agria Corporation• Agave Energy Holdings• Largo Resources• Zaff Capital
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Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerQenta Inc. Nov 2019 - PresentHouston, Texas, UsQenta is a comprehensive financial technology platform offering asset tokenization, multi-token wallets and digital banking, cashless payments, and capital & risk management solutions, uniquely positioned to serve emerging markets. Qenta and its subsidiaries have more than 400 people in 17 countries. Some of our solutions include:• @Qenta Payments, a division of @Qenta, offers cashless payments processing, multi-currency accounts, debit and credit cards, and lending on mobile platforms• @BamCard, a subsidiary of @Qenta, is a card processing company with more than 15 years of successfully operating as the only third-party processing and card personalization center in Bosnia and Herzegovina.• @Emergent Payments Africa, a subsidiary of @Qenta, offers payment facilitation services, connecting merchants to local and international payment capabilities across mobile money and on-line payments. • @HedgePoint Global Markets, a subsidiary of @Qenta, uses technology to provide financial risk management products and services to global commodity markets, with deep expertise in agriculture and energy markets. • @Responsible Gold, by @Qenta, is conflict-free and responsibly sourced gold with blockchain-based proof of provenance and supply chain traceability. Responsible Gold is available in a physical as well as digital format as @G-Coin. • @G-Coin, by @Qenta, is a digital title of ownership of @Responsible Gold kilobar. G-Coin tokens, available on Qenta digital wallets and third-party exchanges enables customers to save, send, and spend in gold.
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Partner In Charge Of Global Special SituationsCastlelake Apr 2016 - Nov 2019Minneapolis, Minnesota, UsCastlelake is a global private investment firm managing private funds on behalf of endowments, foundations, public and private pension plans, private funds, family offices, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. My focus was on developing an investment strategy and global investment team. I identified and structured deep value and opportunistic credit and equity deals in the mining, chemical, renewables, oil and gas, telecom, and ethanol industries. -
Head Of Special Situations And InfrastructureAshmore Sep 2009 - Jul 2011London, England, GbAshmore Investment Management, Ltd. is a leading emerging market fund manager. I served as a member of the firm wide investment committee in the latter part of my tenure. The special situations and infrastructure team members were global including in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Russia, and Turkey. One noteworthy achievement was to establish the Ashmore Colombia Infrastructure Fund, a $250 million, 15-year infrastructure fund backed by the Colombian Government, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). -
Investment Professional, Special Situations In Latin America And EmeaAshmore Jun 2002 - Sep 2009London, England, GbAt the highest level, my focus was largely on identifying special situations for corporates such as distressed credit opportunities, in addition to hybrid credit, private equity, privatizations, and leveraged buyouts. I helped create the Global Special Situations Fund concept and was involved in the raising and deployment of more than $3.5 billion in investments. This really initiated Ashmore’s push into alternative investments. I also vetted and monitored transactions for the Special Situations Investment Committee. During my tenure, the Special Situations Portfolio had more than $7 billion of equity investments across 100 funds and segregated accounts.
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Founder, Ceo, Vice Chairman Of The Board Of DirectorsAei Svcs Llc May 2006 - Sep 2009Houston, Texas, UsAEI owned and operated essential energy infrastructure assets in the emerging markets with more than 50 operating companies in 19 countries and 15,000 employees. Transactions included the purchase of Prisma Energy, which included the majority of Enron International’s assets, and yielded a return of 30% for original shareholders. Moving from CEO to Vice Chairman of the Board in 2009, I maintained responsibility for all development activities as well as key commercial and organizational problem areas, including the company’s exit to nine parties on the same day, which earned the distinctions of “Best Cross-Border M&A Transaction” and “Deal of the Year” for 2011 by Latin Finance and Euromoney magazines, respectively.Notable public subsidiaries included: Calidda, Luz del Sur, Elektro, Promigas, Chilquinta, TGS, Metrogas, Terpel -
Investment Banking AssociateJ.P. Morgan May 2000 - Jul 2002New York, Ny, UsFocused on emerging European and Mediterranean regions, deal teams managed cross-border acquisitions, sales, mergers, and restructuring. I developed and managed relationships with client bankers and supported them in generating new ideas and developing marketing materials. I also managed projects related to client transactions and led data room preparation as well as financial, accounting, and legal due diligence teams. -
Investment Banking Analyst/AssociateJ.P. Morgan Jul 1997 - Apr 2000New York, Ny, UsI joined J.P. Morgan as an analyst covering structured products. I worked on 144A, private placements, and syndicated loans for cross-border securitizations of remittances, exports and other cashflows. Responsibilities included structuring and managing deals, rating agency presentations, and coordinating transaction distributions with the sales force, calling on investors, and performing transaction pricing.
Brent De Jong Education Details
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Georgetown UniversityEconomics -
United States Naval Academy
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Brent De Jong works for Qenta Inc.
What is Brent De Jong's role at the current company?
Brent De Jong's current role is Managing Partner, De Jong Capital | Chairman & CEO, QENTA | Innovating Technology to Create More Just Financial Ecosystems.
What schools did Brent De Jong attend?
Brent De Jong attended Georgetown University, United States Naval Academy.
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