Brett Stapper
Brett is the co-founder of Falcon Global Capital, LLC. Brett is a serial entrepreneur who has a strong passion for the future of technology and innovation which lead to him becoming an investor in Bitcoin in mid 2013. He began his career at an age of 16 when he started his first company and has founded multiple businesses in the marketing, advertising and public relations industry. Due to his involvement in Bitcoin, Brett has appeared on Fox News, CNBC, Financial Times and was listed by Business Insider in the top 10 names to know in Bitcoin. Additionally, he was named in the Top Ten Entrepreneurs to Watch in San Diego in 2015 by SanDiego.com
Brett is a federally registered lobbyist, focusing on positive Bitcoin regulation and education of Congress and the Senate on Bitcoin and cryptographic based currencies.
Grant Jordan
After graduating from MIT, Grant served as an officer in the US Air Force for four years. At the Air Force Research Lab, he designed and built hardware systems for counter-IED missions and small UAVs, specializing in rapid product development for Special Forces units. He has worked for seven years developing tools and covert electronic devices for the physical security community. As a graduate student at UC San Diego in the Security and Cryptography Group, he conducted research on analyzing online illicit pharmaceutical sales by Russian criminal groups and anonymity on the Bitcoin network. He has spoken at the DEFCON security conference in Las Vegas.
Hudson Cashdan CFA Level III Candidate
Hudson has over ten years of experience in buy-side investment management and spent over 6 years at the international equity hedge fund ReachCapital Management as a Portfolio Manager specializing in Asia and emerging markets.
James Jalil
James is a Partner at the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP and is resident in the firm’s New York office. Jim is the Chair of the Cybercurrency Practice at Thompson Hine as well as Chair of its India desk. His practice focuses on cybercurrency, securities and corporate transactions, both in the United States and internationally, including contract drafting and negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, public offerings and private placements, alternate financings strategies, as well as private equity, hedge fund, investment adviser and broker-dealer formation and compliance.
Columbia University, J.D., 1973, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Holy Cross College, A.B., 1970, Economics; member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, National Honor Society in Economics
Sherwin Dowlat
Sherwin has been an enthusiast of the capital markets since the age of 16. He brings experience from information technologies cloud computing, equity research, algorithmic securities and derivatives trading, and investment banking industries. He studied Finance and Quantitative Economics at San Diego State University, and is a passionate investor and advocate of Bitcoin.
Fletcher Cotton
Fletcher has nearly a decade of experience in the IT field, with a concentration in information security. His specializations include information security consultancy, security architecture design, security implementation, security compliance, vulnerability assessment, and information security management. His credentials include a B.S. in Computer Systems Technology, a M.S. in Operations Management, and is in the process of attaining a Doctor of Business Administration in Computer and Information Security. He is adept in performing security audits, evaluating compliance with state and federal regulations, designing solutions to meet regulations, improving processes and procedures to increase efficiency and minimize vulnerabilities, and assessing network traffic in conjunction with security logs to detect threats and incidents.
After reading an article in Wired Magazine in 2011, Fletcher made his first investment into Bitcoin and drove him to heavily research Crypto based currencies. Riding the wave of growth for 3 years, Fletcher has grown increasingly interested in the protocols behind Bitcoin and their significance for the modern world. Fletcher’s deep understanding of the Bitcoin technology and advanced knowledge in online security and protection, make him a vital asset to the funds long term operations.