SPEAKER’S PROFILE

Thomas manages BlockTower’s $150m early-stage Venture Capital fund. He began his career in banking, specializing in technology, media, and telecommunications at Nomura, Credit Agricole, and Bank of America. Later, at Barclays in London, he entered equity research, focusing on fintech, payments, and banks, delving into cryptocurrency from 2014. After earning his MBA in 2017, Thomas joined ConsenSys and later worked at ConsenSys Codefi on notable projects like the first security tokens on Ethereum. Before joining BlockTower in late 2021, he played a key role in White Star Capital’s $50m Digital Asset Fund. Thomas holds degrees from Bocconi University (2012), HEC Paris (2015), and Columbia Business School (2018).