
Chief Commercial Officer at NEAR Foundation | AI, Fintech, Defi | Digital Assets | Venture & Board Leadership
As Chief Commercial Officer at NEAR Foundation, I lead global commercial strategy at the intersection of AI, finance, and user ownership. NEAR’s mission is to create a world where individuals, not platforms, control their data, their digital identity, and the intelligence built from it. I oversee NEAR’s efforts to scale a new generation of private, user-owned AI applications, building partnerships that empower developers, enterprises, and consumers to harness intelligence without compromising privacy or autonomy. My focus includes ecosystem growth, strategic alliances, and sustainable revenue models that connect open technology with real-world value creation. My background spans finance, venture capital, and technology, with leadership roles at Digital Currency Group, Citi, Citadel, Balyasny, and SAC Capital (Point72). Across these organizations I’ve built and led cross-functional teams, scaled businesses, and driven innovation across traditional and emerging markets. I’m passionate about advancing technologies that restore user control, redefine digital trust, and align intelligence with human values—bridging the worlds of finance, AI, and open systems to unlock long-term, shared prosperity.
dcg.co
foundrydigital.com
dartmouth.edu
coindesk.com
bain.com
near.org
grayscale.com
New York City Metropolitan Area
Chief Commercial Officer
NEAR Foundation
• www.linkedin.com/company/near-foundation
Jul 2025 - Present
Board Member
Grayscale Investments
• www.linkedin.com/company/grayscale-investments
Jan 2024 - Oct 2025
Stamford, CT
Senior Vice President, Strategy
Digital Currency Group
• www.linkedin.com/company/digital-currency-group
Apr 2021 - Jul 2025
Stamford, CT
Board Member
Foundry
• www.linkedin.com/company/foundrydigital
Dec 2023 - Jun 2025
Rochester, New York, United States
Adjunct Professor
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• www.linkedin.com/company/tuckschool
Jan 2020 - Mar 2025
Hanover, NH
Board Member
CoinDesk
• www.linkedin.com/company/coindesk
Jan 2023 - Nov 2023
Head of North America, Business Advisory Services
Citi
Jan 2018 - Apr 2021
Greater New York City Area
Summer Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
• www.linkedin.com/company/booz-allen-hamilton
Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
Marketing, Technical Sales, Implementation Consulting
PeopleSoft (now a part of Oracle)
Aug 1998 - Jul 2004
citadel.com
balyasny.com
boozallen.co