Magdalena (Mags) Gronowska Email & Phone Number

Squamish, BC, CA

PRTI flips the narrative about landfill waste & Bitcoin mining. Over 1.5 billion tires are thrown out each year worldwide. PRTI's process converts waste tires into valuable products: energy, recycled steel, carbon, & Bitcoin.I support raising capital, procuring miners, and identifying partnerships; develop policy proposals and regulatory comments; and.

We provide consulting, multimedia, & education services for the Bitcoin & crypto economy.We're a team of technology, finance, and policy experts in North America, Latin America, & Asia. Our Founders have a proven track record of leading complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-million to billion-dollar projects in digital asset management, traditional finance, &.

Appointed by Supreme Court to represent 76,000 affected users in the $215 million Quadriga CX exchange failure legal proceedings as a member of the Board of Inspectors & the Official Committee of Affected Users.Direct Ernst & Young & Miller Thompson in decisions around: crypto recovery efforts and financial/blockchain investigations; asset preservation &.

• Drove business growth by identifying and executing on opportunities to expand sales to new markets, and develop strategic partnerships; stayed on top of market trends and competitive dynamics in the hardware wallet.
• Led regulatory, policy, and advocacy activities at Coinkite (contributed to: SatsCenter's US OSTP response; coalition on Canadian tax policy)
• Grew users and revenue in underserved markets with strategic partnerships; hired and onboarded 40% more staff to support global growth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Developed enterprise-scale Bitcoin hosting ops in North America w/ the Co-Founders of Hut 8
• Worked with North American & Asian miners to expand hashrate in North America

Vancouver, Canada Area

Blockchain for Climate is enabling international collaboration on climate action by connecting national carbon accounts. BFCF created the BITMO Platform to enable issuance and exchange of “Blockchain Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes” (BITMOs) as ERC-1155 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. Each token, equivalent to one tonne of CO2 equivalent.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked with 3iQ to launch North America's first regulated, TSX-listed Bitcoin Fund ($1B AUM ATH), which paved the way for Bitcoin ETF’s in Canada.
• Business development: generated pipeline of 175+ institutional clients; maintained CRM
• IPO & roadshow project management (pre & post syndicate); IPO book building & capital raising; IPO roadshow meetings (F2F & virtual)
• Liaised with investment & retail banks, Family Offices, asset managers & investment advisors, VCs, & hedge funds
• Helped develop messaging and educational materials about the Fund & Bitcoin; responded to questions about Bitcoin (supply, mining, custody, blockchain & digital assets more broadly, etc)

• We are an industry-led Coalition working together across Canada to mobilize a sector-wide response to the coordinated effort by the CSA/IIROC to develop a proposed framework for crypto asset platforms. In this role I:
• Mobilized Canada’s blockchain industry to respond to regulators on proposed regulations
• Authored industry response paper to regulators on a proposed crypto asset regulatory framework
• Led industry roundtables (20-50 participants) to share intelligence & connect our ecosystem across Canada

Estonia

• Designed the world’s first decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet that would enable crypto holders to save crypto & earn fiat interest
• Obtained an EU financial license, partnerships with EU financial institutions, & a functional prototype as a bootstrapped startup
• Responsible for start-up activities & planning & execution across multiple business areas, incl. business development, corporate strategy, operations, finance, R&D, marketing, product design, & seed capital fundraising

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed, pitched, & led complex multi-million dollar projects that helped businesses access capital, launch, scale, & deploy innovative tech
• Provided strategic advice and analyses to Ministers on opportunities to attract & retain firms, boost innovation, & reduce business costs
• Led the design & launch of a $2B fund to deploy cleantech; managed a multi-disciplinary team (experts, economists, lawyers) across 3 organizations; designed 4 multi-million dollar business programs; negotiated deals.
• Architected & led the $29M Small Business Innovation Challenge program, allowing small businesses to develop & test disruptive solutions on government assets; led a multi-disciplinary team of 30+ staff across 6.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed & managed $Billion & multi-$Million electricity programs – provided strategic advice to the Premier & Cabinet on electricity rates & natural gas expansion. Highlights:
• Managed the $1 Billion per year Ontario Clean Energy Benefit program (sunset) – financial oversight & planning, performance tracking, & financial risk mitigation
• Developed & launched a $160 Million per year electricity rate reduction program for low-income and First Nations consumers; led 3 consultations with 77 utilities; negotiated flexible policy outcomes agreeable to the.
• Provided expertise to develop a $200 Million loan program for rural natural gas expansion
• In the Acting-Manager role, led a multi-disciplinary team that provided strategic advice on complex energy sector issues & natural gas expansion

Toronto, Canada Area

• Led multiple projects to accelerate low-carbon economic growth, supporting strategic decisions on Cap & Trade & working with the private sector to grow cleantech investments. Highlights:
• Identified the potential for over $1 Billion in new cleantech investment for energy-intense, trade-exposed sectors; pitched enabling policy initiatives
• Recognized by Minister for going above and beyond to facilitate provincial R&D funding for the innovative start-up Pond Biofuels, which has since raised a further $19+ Million in equity
• Facilitated stakeholder consultations on low-carbon transition with 8 industrial sectors; built trust with industry, conducted intelligence gathering
• Advocated for policy changes to enable industrial fuel switching – achieved Ministry-wide and Senior Exec support to remove policy barriers; facilitated 2 pilot projects in the cement sector
• Represented province in the development of a Canadian Water Strategy, ensuring Ontario’s strategic interests were represented

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supported Provincial and Federal negotiations on the development of the Air Quality Management System and Cap and Trade system linkages with other jurisdictions, including equivalency agreements to protect Ontario’s.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board – guided investment decisions on carbon capture and storage projects
• General Motors – supported investment decisions at General Motors: developed an estimate of North American biomass availability; determined the market feasibility of emerging ethanol production technologies
• Nexen Inc. & Shell Canada – conducted a life-cycle assessment of innovative oil sands recovery technologies

Emerging Leaders Management Program, Business Administration And Management, General

M.A.Sc.

Professional Development Courses: Communicating Strategically, Effective Communication and Negotiation

M.A.Sc., Civil (Environmental) Engineering, 3.6/4

Honours Bachelor Of Science, Environmental Science, Economics, Chemistry, 3.8/4