CEO & Co-Founder
President of the ERC-3643 Association and senior advisor to DTCC Digital Assets. 20+ years on Wall Street; began his career as a NASA aerospace engineer. Holder of multiple blockchain patents.
Ascend · People
Team
The people building onchain market infrastructure for regulated real-world assets, spanning capital markets, protocol engineering, product, and law.
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Mission · Why Ascend exists
Mission
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Onchain infrastructure for Digital Securities, built for institutional capital.
Ascend brings traditional securities onchain as Digital Securities, their compliant, onchain format, bridging TradFi and DeFi through standards and regulation. Rather than general real-world assets, the protocol focuses on identity-aware issuance, financing, and transfer of regulated securities, with continuous onchain risk visibility and without compromising regulatory posture.
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Leadership · Founders & operating team
Leadership
The founders and operators building Ascend, drawn from regulated capital markets, protocol engineering, and law. Select any name to read a short bio, and connect with each member on X and LinkedIn.
CSO & Co-Founder
Authored Ascend’s PEAK Token whitepaper and co-leads the protocol’s economic design. 27+ years in emerging tech and FinTech, including modernizing NYSE Listings and RegTech systems. Early Pickle Finance multisig member.
Head of Product
Zero-to-one product specialist with 15+ years across DeFi and market infrastructure. Former Head of Product at Pickle Finance and Head of Product Delivery at Grvt. Founder of Escape Velocity Labs.
Co-Founder
25 years in hedge funds and asset management, including Partner and CIO at Marshall Wace ($60bn+ AUM). Founder of PSG Cryptonomics, the first tokenized hedge fund.
Co-Founder
Former Head of Structured Credit & Securitization (Europe) at Citigroup and Co-Head of Silver Point Capital in Europe. Founder and CIO of Vis Capital. Leads Ascend’s partnerships and structured-finance design.
Legal Counsel
Capital markets attorney and litigator who began at the SEC’s Enforcement Division. Has provided litigation and deal support for top private equity firms across IPOs and SPACs. Focuses on FinTech and global regulatory compliance.
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Advisors · Board & strategic counsel
Advisors & board
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Backers & investors · The ecosystem behind Ascend
