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Sean Judge is a general partner at Castle Island Ventures. He graduated from Vanderbilt University.
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Richard Sgalardi
Rich Sgalardi is the Venture Partner at Castle Island Ventures.
Nicholas Deng
Nicholas Deng is the co-founder of DePHY. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a PhD in bioinformatics from Harvard University.
Martin Garcia
Martin Garcia is the co CEO of VersiFi and previously worked at Genesis Trading. He graduated from Vanderbilt University.
Breck Stodghill
Breck Stodghill is the Investment Associate at Haun Ventures. He has extensive experience in the tech industry, having held positions at Coinbase, Zora, and Leaf. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Organizational Psychology from Vanderbilt University, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.
Matthew Walsh
Prior to founding Castle Island Ventures, Matt was a Vice President at Fidelity Investments where he led a number of the firm’s blockchain / cryptoasset initiatives. While at Fidelity, he led the creation, operationalization, and the investment strategy of a private fund focused exclusively on the cryptoasset sector. Matt holds a BS in Business Administration from Babson College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Greg Xethalis
Greg Xethalis is General Counsel at Multicoin Capital. He was formerly a Partner at Chapman and Cutler LLP and Counsel at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. He is a graduate of Fordham University Law School and Vanderbilt University.
Nic Carter
Nic Carter is a partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of coinmetrics.io. Previously, he was Fidelity's first analyst in the cryptocurrency space and pioneered its research on public blockchains. Nic holds a Master of Philosophy in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews and a Master of Science in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh.
Rushi Manche
Rushi Manche is co-founder of Movement Labs and was previously a software engineer at Aptos.
Wenni Cai
Wenni Cai is Head of business at SynFutures and Head of Ecosystem at Terminal 3. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Paul Atkins
Paul Atkins is currently Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Patomak Global Partners and was an independent director and non-executive chairman of BATS Global Markets from 2012 to 2015. Atkins was appointed by George W. Bush as an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008. During his tenure, he actively promoted transparency, consistency, and cost-benefit analysis at the agency. Prior to serving as SEC commissioner, Atkins advised the securities and investment management industries, focusing on strategic planning, regulatory compliance, risk management, new product development, and organizational controls. He began his career in New York as an associate handling corporate transactions for U.S. and international clients, including public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He worked in the firm's Paris office for two and a half years and qualified as a French legal counselor. Atkins is a member of the New York and Florida Bars and received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1983 and his B.A. from Wofford College in 1980.
