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Michael B. Casey is a Director of Software Engineering for Mara, the world’s largest Bitcoin miner. He has run Mara Pool, the 5th largest Bitcoin pool for a year and a half and served as Lead Architect for the Anduro sidechain initiative. Previously, he worked for General Motors as Chief Blockchain Architect

Raghav Chopra is co-founder and Managing Partner of Tephra Digital. Mr. Chopra has over 16 years of investing experience and has been investing in digital assets since 2016. Previously, he was a technology hedge fund Portfolio Manager for AllianceBernstein LP. Prior to that, he managed technology hedge fund portfolios for Millennium Partners LP and The Blackstone Group and was a Senior Analyst at Steadfast Financial LP. Mr. Chopra began his career in private equity at The Carlyle Group and in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2006. He received his MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar, and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Yale University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Club of New York City Foundation and Argo Blockchain plc

Sam Konigsberg, CIMA®, CBDA®, Director, is a Market Leader with BlackRock's US Wealth Advisory Group. This group is comprised of specialized teams that provide portfolio strategy, practice management and investment consulting covering all investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, SMA, private markets, options, direct indexing, and digital assets. Mr. Konigsberg’s service with the firm dates to 2010. Mr. Konigsberg received his Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets and is a member of the Investments & Wealth Institute. He has earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst designation through the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration degree from the University of Georgia with a concentration in finance.

Alex Morris, CFA is a Senior Client Portfolio Manager for BlackRock's Custom Model Solutions (CMS) business, leading the Central/South Region. CMS is a white labeled, open architecture, custom models platform that enables wealth management and advisory firms to partner with BlackRock in constructing a differentiated suite of model portfolios that marry client specific customizations with BlackRock's IP. In this role, Alex is a Client CIO and is responsible for engaging with BlackRock's Wealth Advisory clients to grow the custom models business and deliver whole portfolio, mass customization at scale. CMS is a team within Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS), the investment group at the heart of BlackRock's portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem, drawing on BlackRock's full investment toolkit to deliver precise investment outcomes and cutting-edge alpha insights. Prior to his role with MASS, Alex was a Portfolio Specialist and member of BlackRock's Managed Account business within Private Investors. Before joining BlackRock, Alex's worked as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch and a research associate at Sandler O’Neill + Partners covering West Coast Regional Banks. Alex earned a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ryan Price is co-founder and Managing Partner of Tephra Digital. Mr. Price has over 20 years of investing experience across hedge funds, private equity and real estate development and has been investing in digital assets since 2019. Previously, Mr. Price was a Managing Director and Head of Research of a hedge fund strategy within Leucadia Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Price was sector head of financial services at Steadfast Financial LP, Portfolio Manager at Sigma Capital Management, LLC and Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Calypso Capital Management, LP, where he navigated the fund through the Global Financial Crisis. Mr. Price began his career in 2000 at Lehman Brothers in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group and as an associate at Capital Z, a private equity fund focused on financial services. Mr. Price holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has served as a Director to the Board of Fortis Financial, Inc. since 2017.