Tom Lombardi has over two decades of experience in investment banking, quantitative finance, and blockchain technologies such as bitcoin and DeFi. He went "all-in" on his career in crypto in 2016 after the realization of bitcoin's value proposition and the launch of the Ethereum network. Tom is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Pepperdine University teaching Crypto Finance in the Business School. He was formerly a Managing Director at 3iQ Digital Asset Management in Vancouver, a firm that launched the world's first regulated and listed bitcoin closed end fund. Prior to that, Tom was a founding member of Wave Digital Assets in Los Angeles, a Registered Investment Advisor exclusively managing crypto assets. He was also the Head of Growth for the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, working with global companies on how to embrace blockchain technology.Tom started his career in investment banking and quantitative finance at Bank of America. After graduating from the Graziadio Business School at Pepperdine University with an MBA, he worked at West Partners, a $500 million private equity firm. Tom is an avid student of securities markets, financial regulations and market structures, particularly related to the intersection of TradFi and DeFi. He holds the Series 63, 65 and SIE securities licenses in the US and the CSC in Canada. Tom splits his time between Vancouver, BC and Los Angeles, CA.