A Few Faces from Our Bench

Pedro B.

Chief Executive — Financial Services

• FinTech
• Regulated Payments
• M&A
• European Strategy

Leads the regulated-payments arm of a leading European fintech and its engagement with Europe's top financial regulators, while shaping partnerships, product roadmap, and long-term growth across the continent. Fifteen-plus years spanning Fortune 500 banking and high-growth FinTech and SaaS, with deep M&A experience on both buy- and sell-side — including successful exits exceeding $1 billion. A frequent voice at EuroFinance and the Digital Money Symposium, and a recent graduate of Stanford GSB's Executive Leadership Development programme.

Away from the desk: a qualified private pilot, three-time Ironman, and certified PADI diver.

Ivan G.

Technology Entrepreneur — Capital Markets & Crypto

• Capital Markets
• Crypto
• Trading Platforms
• Angel Investing

A technology entrepreneur with two decades in leveraged capital markets — including senior-leadership and chief-executive roles at regulated, market-leading trading platforms. Twelve years in crypto, and an exited angel investor and advisor to a leading UK fintech.

Craig P.

Investor, Advisor & Non-Executive Director

• Consumer Tech
• Channel & Retail
• Venture Capital
• Board / NED

Spent thirteen years in senior leadership at one of the world's most valuable consumer-electronics companies, where he led channel retail and telco as part of the UK country-leadership team. Now advises venture-capital firms and early-stage startups on both sides of the investment table — as an investor, advisor, and non-executive director.

Sofie S.

Senior Consultant & Researcher — Consumer Psychology

• Consumer Psychology
• Marketing Research
• Behavioural Science
• Design Thinking & CX

A consumer-psychology specialist (PhD) working at the intersection of human behaviour, marketing, and decision-making — pairing an active academic research path with a parallel career as a marketing research analyst and senior consultant, including research into consumer adoption of blockchain technology. Her industry work spans data-analyst roles at a major Swedish retailer and design-thinking and customer-experience engagements for major sports leagues and large-scale events. She bridges quantitative and qualitative methods to inform real decision-making, grounded in a deep understanding of the mechanisms behind human behaviour. She is also an early investor and advisor to a company holding patented technology in the wind-tunnel flying industry.

Away from the desk: twenty years in skydiving, as both a competitor and an instructor.