Charles McManus
Co-Founder and Board Director, and former Group CEO of ClearBank. Unicorn Council Co-Chair and NED. Previously CFO of Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Canada.
Neil Staunton
Created the first UK bank stablecoin platform for ClearBank. Founder of Crypton, an ML-based crypto trading platform. Formerly led a data science consulting arm. Solution Sales Director at Microsoft and Sales Manager at Google.
Ben Haslam
Former Lead Blockchain Engineer at Arqit Quantum. Responsible for protocol development and building the first quantum-safe Ethereum-based wallet infrastructure.
Krish Swaminathan
20 years at JPMorgan, most recently Global Head of Blockchain Engineering. Built Quorum for JPM Coin, processing $10B+ daily. Led Ethereum engineering design and implementation for the first UK bank stablecoin platform.
Gareth Evans
Senior finance leader with a track record of scaling businesses and fundraising across sectors. Director-level experience across EMEA & APAC for NASDAQ and UK-listed companies in B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, and space.
Laura Cooper
Advisor and fractional executive combining large-company discipline with startup agility. Builds scalable, results-driven operating foundations and helps early-stage companies reach sustainable, high-growth profitability.
Jamie Green
Founder and operator with 10+ years across startups, venture, and international organisations. Co-founded Livecoding.tv (YC-backed) and A Chef’s Tour. Formerly at WFP and UNDP, scaling blockchain and shaping digital strategy.
Dinuka Samarasinghe
25+ years across TradFi and crypto at Ripple, GSR, and Forte. Built HFT and DeFi market-making systems, managed $1B+ in sales, and scaled liquidity for enterprise products. Leads cross-chain liquidity and tokenomics design at Superset.
Nicolae Leonte
Software engineer with 20+ years’ experience in system design and blockchain development. Deep expertise in Ethereum, EVM, and GoQuorum. Specialises in smart contracts, token standards, and DeFi protocols.
Nam Truong
Software engineer specializing in enterprise financial systems and blockchain networks. Designed cryptography and consensus solutions, supporting one of the largest global banking blockchain networks with a focus on security and resilience.
Strategic advisors
Gavin Lonsdale
Leads global payments architecture and engineering at HSBC. Previously led payments strategy at JPMorgan and payments technology across EMEA and Asia at Goldman Sachs.
Ivar Wiersma
Leads EMEA at LayerZero. Previously built and scaled ING’s blockchain and innovation team, driving 20+ investments and spinouts including Contour, HQLAx, VAKT, and Komgo. Former board and leadership team member at R3.
