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Frederik Gregaard Profile

Frederik is passionate about how technology enables new business models, bringing trust back into banking and trail running.

Frederik Gregaard is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cardano foundation.

Cardano is an open platform that seeks to provide economic identity to the billions who lack it by providing decentralized applications to manage identity, value and governance.

Frederik has more than a decade experience in Banking, Wealth Management & Asset Management. He is a certified currency trader and digital asset management expert. He advises Regulators, Banks and Asset Managers on how digital business models will impact their sector and how technology such as Blockchain, DLT, Big Data and AI will affect their businesses in the short and medium term.

Frederik is a mentor for several Fintech Scale-ups and a driver in the F10 Fintech incubator. He has worked with a larger number of Fintech companies in Switzerland and abroad predominantly covering DLT, Robo Advisors, Asset Allocation and KYC automatization, has built operational and trading infrastructure for more than 100 Asset Managers and been a part of implementing and advising on crypto currencies for Swiss banks and Infrastructure providers.

Current Work

CEOCardano Foundation
MentorF10 Incubator & Accelerator
Maker of Trust, Crypto Co-Creator & ImplementorDisruption Disciples

Previous Work

Head Digital Financial Services & PwC Experience Center; Director AdvisoryPwC Switzerland
May 2016 – Oct 2020
Business MentorFintech Fusion
Nov 2015 – Oct 2019
Industry Expert / Consultant / Council MemberGLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
Nov 2013 – Apr 2016
Director; Head of Institutional BusinessDirector; Head of Institutional BusinessSaxo Bank Switzerland
Mar 2009 – Apr 2016
Guest LecturerETH Zurich
2010 – 2012

Education

Copenhagen Business SchoolMaster of Science, Management of Innovation and Business Development
2006 – 2009
ACI – Financial Markets Association WorldwideACI – Financial Markets Association Worldwide, Merit
2006
Copenhagen Business SchoolBachelor's Degree, Business, Finance and Administration
2003 – 2006
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