Our Team

A world-class team dedicated to expanding access to crypto

Bitwise’s leadership team couples deep experience in traditional finance with a distinguished track record of innovation in digital assets and blockchain technology.

Bitwise’s team of over 200 professionals across Europe and the U.S. bring deep expertise in technology and asset management, with backgrounds at firms such as BlackRock, Amundi, ETF.com, Meta, Google, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and others. With a shared passion for digital assets, the team has delivered a series of industry firsts, including:

At Bitwise, the driving force behind everything we do is a single question: “What would the client want?”

Executive Team

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Hunter Horsley

CEO, Board Director

Previously Product Manager on monetization at Facebook and Instagram. Received his BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Forbes 30 Under 30 selection.

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Teddy Fusaro

President

Previously SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager at New York Life, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading at IndexIQ, VP at Direxion, Goldman Sachs.

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Matt Hougan

Chief Investment Officer

Previously CEO at Inside ETFs, Managing Director of Global Finance at Informa. Before that, CEO of ETF.com. Co-authored the CFA Institute's monograph on ETFs.

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Hong Kim

CTO, Board Director

Previously Software Security Researcher in the Korean military. Received his BS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Bradley Duke

Managing Director, Head of Europe

Co-founder of ETC Group (acquired by Bitwise in 2024, now Bitwise Europe), Co-CEO of BCS Global Markets UK, co-founder of Zapper, previously in leadership roles at KCG and Jefferies.

Management

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Maximilian Monteleone

Director, Head of Marketing — Europe

Previously co-founder of ETC Group (acquired by Bitwise in 2024), where he helped launch BTCE, the first bitcoin ETP listed in Germany, and contributed to building one of Europe’s leading digital asset ETP platforms.

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Leyla Sharifullina

Director, Head of Operations — Europe

Previously COO of ETC Group (acquired by Bitwise) and part of the team that launched the world’s first centrally cleared Bitcoin ETP on Xetra in 2020. Previously held senior roles at Raven Property Group in financial analysis and structured finance. CFA charterholder with 15+ years of experience in finance and asset management.

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Julian Kelly

Director, Head of Finance — Europe

Finance executive with experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, SaaS, fintech and e-commerce. Track record in building and exiting companies, including work with a UHNW investor across private and AIM-listed technology and financial services businesses. Also involved in the sale of FCA-regulated Baydonhill to Earthport (now part of Visa).

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Jan Altmann

Regional Director, Investment Strategy — Europe

Expert in exchange-traded index products with over 20 years of experience in ETFs and ETPs. Formerly at Deutsche Börse, where he developed Europe’s first ETF trading and listing segment. Advisory roles to several asset managers and index providers on product strategy, sales and marketing. Previously at justETF.com, promoting ETF investing to private investors across the DACH region and hosting webinars and the justETF Top10 investment podcast.

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Monique Pettigrew

General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Europe

Experienced legal, governance and compliance executive, strategic advisor and mentor with over a decade advising international high-growth fintech companies. Previously with White & Case LLP, JP Morgan and Brookfield Financial. Qualified in England & Wales, New York and Ontario; holds common and civil law degrees from McGill University and a BA (Hons) from the University of Alberta.

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Luke Sayer

Director, Head of Legal & Structuring —  Europe

Previously regulatory lawyer and commercial litigator at Carey Olsen Guernsey. Qualified as an advocate in Guernsey and a solicitor in England & Wales; advised on a range of cryptocurrency and blockchain matters. Holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Nottingham and a law degree from the College of Law, London.

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Michael Howe

Director, Head of Strategy — Europe

Strategy and product leader at Bitwise since 2021 (formerly ETC Group in Europe). Previously at Adevinta, where he helped lead the company’s $6bn listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Earlier in management consulting at Bain & Company in London and New York. MBA from The Wharton School and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town.

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André Dragosch, PhD

Director, Head of Research — Europe

Financial markets professional with 15+ years of experience in the German financial industry, primarily in portfolio management and investment research. Private crypto asset investor since 2014 with institutional crypto experience since 2018. Holds a PhD in financial history from the University of Southampton.

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Freya Kendall

Director, Head of HR - Europe

12+ years of experience across Cybersecurity, Private Equity and Fintech, specialising in scaling HR functions in regulated, high-growth environments. BA in Philosophy and MSc in Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis from King’s College London, Level 7 CIPD-qualified, NLP Master Practitioner.

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Townsend Lansing

Director, Head of Product and Capital Markets - Europe

Townsend Lansing is Head of Product and Capital Markets at Bitwise in Europe and is responsible for developing the firm's range of products across the digital asset management space. He is a financial professional with more than 8 years of experience in digital assets and over 25 years of experience in capital markets and listed products.

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Ronald Richter

Regional Director, Investment Strategy —  Europe

Alternative investment professional with 20+ years of experience across asset management, banking, fund management and distribution. Previously held senior roles at a Swiss private bank, a fund of hedge funds manager and a digital asset manager; also ran his own placement agency business for nearly a decade.

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Ray Dillet

Regional Director, Head of Financial Institutions — Europe

Alternatives specialist with 15 years of experience in business development and strategy. Previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, PGIM and (Lyxor) Amundi working with leading global hedge funds. Co-founder of Bridge Partners, a boutique advisory and asset management firm focused on digital asset investing. Earlier career in the British Army and Security Services; active digital asset investor since 2017.

Advisors & Investors

Backed by leading institutions and individuals

Highland Capital Partners
khosla ventures
General Catalyst
Vetamer Capital
Third Point
BCAP
Willoughby
Electric Capital
Coinbase
Corey Mulloy
Board Director
Alison Davis
Board Director
Stanley Druckenmiller
Founder, Duquesne Capital
Henry Kravis
Founder & CO-CEO, KKR
Keith Rabois
GP, Founders Fund. Ex-MD, Khosla Ventures
Daniel Loeb
Founder & CEO, Third Point
Tracey Brophy Warson
Ex-Chairman, Citi Private Bank
Kevin Warsh
Former Governor, U.S. Federal Reserve
Daniel Och
Founder, Och-Ziff
David McCormick
CEO, Bridgewater Associates
Elad Gil
Founder, Color Genomics
Helen Riley
CFO & COO, Google X
Fidji Simo
Head of Facebook App, Facebook
Charles Goldman
Ex-CEO, Assetmark
Naval Ravikant
Founder & Chairman, AngelList
The companies listed are venture investors in Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. Logos do not imply endorsement or investment in Bitwise products.
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