PATRICK BYRNE

Executive Chairman

In 1999, Patrick M. Byrne launched Overstock.com. In 2016, Overstock had revenues of $1.8 billion. In 2012, Byrne’s pro-freedom political orientation challenged Overstock to become the first online retailer to accept bitcoin for payments. In 2015, Byrne used Medici’s t0.com trading platform to become the first person to purchase a digital bond entirely on the blockchain, and in 2016 Overstock was the first company ever to issues shares of a public company on an ATS.

SAUM NOURSALEHI

CEO

Saum Noursalehi is the CEO of tZERO, a global leader in the development and commercialization of blockchain-based financial technology. As CEO, Noursalehi’s focus is on accelerating the implementation of tZERO’s fintech products, including its Security Token Trading and Digital Locate Receipt platforms, as well as the creation of the industry’s first regulated Security Token exchange.

Prior to this role, Noursalehi served as president of Overstock’s retail business, where he leveraged data and technology to provide customers the best price, assortment, and convenience in the rapidly expanding home goods category. Noursalehi is also a member of Overstock’s Board of Directors, to which he was elected in 2017.

During his tenure as Overstock’s president, Noursalehi led the introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence to create market-leading efficiencies while also providing customers with a personalized shopping experience.

Noursalehi has also been responsible for the creation of several other core technologies for Overstock since joining the company in 2005. These advancements include in-house search and recommendation engines, product sort algorithms, and a vendor application designed to optimize product content. He also spearheaded the implementation of automated email campaigns based on customer behavior. Additionally, he led a full redesign of both the desktop and mobile websites, and oversaw the development of Overstock's mobile apps, which have won six consecutive Mobile Web Awards from the Web Marketing Association, as well as the 2018 Appy for Best Retail App.

Before joining Overstock, Noursalehi worked as a software engineer at the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts, Brooks Automation, and technology startup Infopia. Noursalehi received a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah, has been profiled in publications such as Wired, and was a recipient of the 2015 Utah Business Forty Under 40 award honoring Utah's top up-and-coming professionals.

RALPH DAIUTO, JR.

COO & General Counsel

Daiuto, Jr. is an accomplished attorney and business leader with over two decades of experience in the securities industry, managing several broker-dealers and innovative technology companies and overseeing their daily operation, including legal, compliance, and regulatory matters. Ralph is currently the COO and General Counsel tZERO. He is admitted to practice law in the states of NY and NJ, as well as the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of NY and the District of NJ.

JOHN GILCHRIST

CIO

Industry veteran John Gilchrist joined Herzog Heine and Geduld in 1987, responsible for all trading and clearing technology/systems as well as all operating systems. After Herzog was acquired by Merrill Lynch John was responsible for Merrill’s NASDAQ market making and DMA offerings. Has been with SpeedRoute since its inception in 2010.

JOHN GILCHRIST

CIO

Industry veteran John Gilchrist joined Herzog Heine and Geduld in 1987, responsible for all trading and clearing technology/systems as well as all operating systems. After Herzog was acquired by Merrill Lynch John was responsible for Merrill’s NASDAQ market making and DMA offerings. Has been with SpeedRoute since its inception in 2010.

STEVE BAILEY

CFO

Steve Bailey is Chief Financial Officer and the FINOP of both SpeedRoute, LLC and its affiliated broker-dealer ATS, PRO Securities, LLC, and a Finance Controller for the parent company t0.com, Inc. He has worked in the Finance Department or on Securities Lending trading desks of various banks and broker-dealers for over 20 years, in London and New York. Prior to working in London, he was a Senior Investigator with the Inland Revenue Department in New Zealand.

JOEL QUALL

CFO

Mr. Quall is the Chief Financial Officer of tZERO. Prior to joining tZERO, Mr. Quall worked ten years for Virtu Financial Inc. and predecessor companies, KCG Holdings, Inc. and Knight Capital Group, Inc. (collectively “Virtu”) where he was responsible for all controllership and accounting functions for the parent company, BondPoint, a fixed income electronic trading platform and HotSpot FX, a foreign currency electronic trading platform. Prior to Virtu, Mr. Quall was the manager of technical accounting and internal control of MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., an electronic trading platform of fixed income securities. Mr. Quall is Certified Public Accountant in New York State, a Chartered Global Management Accountant and holds a Series 27 securities license. For three years, Mr. Quall served as a Director of the New York State Society of CPAs. Mr. Quall began his career at the accounting firm of Deloitte LLP, where he was a Senior Manager.

ALEX VLASTAKIS

CAO

Alex is the Chief Administrative Officer of tZERO and COO of SpeedRoute. He brings over 17 years of experience in institutional business development, international and domestic order routing, trading systems and brokerage. Alex was formerly with Bank of New York through multiple positions and acquisitions. His understanding of market structure, technology, and institutional clients make him instrumental to T0’s operations.

AMIT GOYAL

CTO

Amit Goyal is tZERO’s Chief Technology Officer, responsible for leading the development and implementation of blockchain, cryptography, and other technologies for the company’s revolutionary distributed ledger capital markets platform.

Goyal joined tZERO from Overstock.com, where, as Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering, he oversaw a team of more than 300 technologists leading the department in software engineering and architecture. Goyal’s teams have been behind the creation and implementation of technology including augmented reality, virtual reality and machine learning. Additionally, in his more than a decade with the multi-billion dollar e-commerce leader, Goyal built fulfillment systems, managed software technology for OLabs, Overstock’s emerging business incubator, and managed product technology for website and mobile sites.

In 2017, Goyal was named as the chair to the VR/AR Association (VRARA)’s global retail and e-commerce committee and helped form VRARA’s Utah chapter of which he serves as president.

Goyal received his Bachelor’s of Engineering from Punjab Technical University.

BRIAN CAPUANO

Chief Compliance Officer

Brian is the COO of both SpeedRoute, LLC and its affiliate broker-dealer ATS, PRO Securities, LLC. He brings over 30 years of diverse industry experience, starting at the PHLX where he ultimately managed trading operations for several major firms, on to managing electronic trading desks at several respected firms on Wall Street. He brings this breadth of brokerage experience to bear in overseeing SpeedRoute and PRO’s compliance programs, regulatory responsibilities and daily trading operations.

BROCK PIERCE

Co-Founder, Block.one

Co-Founder, Blockchain Capital

Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation

MATT ROSZAK

Co-Founder, Bloq

GIL PENCHINA

Partner, Ridge Venture

JOHN BURBANK

Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Passport Capital

Anthony Di Iorio

CEO and Founder of Decentral and Jaxx

Co-founder of Ethereum

Anthony Di Iorio is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, community organizer, and thought leader in the field of digital currencies, blockchain and decentralized technologies. He is the founder and CEO of Decentral and Jaxx, and co-founder of the Ethereum project, which hit a $35B USD market cap earlier this year. He previously served as the Chief Digital Officer at the Toronto Stock Exchange / TMX Group.

PETER DIAMANDIS

Founder, X Prize Foundation

Co-Founder, Singularity University

BRIAN KELLY

BK Capital Management, Founder & CEO

MOE LEVIN

CEO, Keynote

STEVEN NERAYOFF

Ethereum, Lisk, Bancor

Alchemist.com

JEFF PULVER

Internet Pioneer, VoIP

Entrepreneur, Investor, Strategist

MATT SPOKE

CEO & Co-Founder of Nuco & Founder, AION

LAUREN SELIG

Co-Founder, Shake and Bake Productions

CHANCE BARNETT

Co-Founder, CoinCircle