Chris Burniske
Chris Burniske is the Co-Founder at Placeholder, a venture capital firm that specializes in cryptoassets. Prior to Placeholder, he pioneered ARK Investment Management’s Next Generation Internet strategy, leading the firm to become the first public fund manager to invest in bitcoin, and now sits on ARK’s Board of Advisors. He then transitioned to focus exclusively on cryptoassets, paving the way for Wall Street to recognize it as a new asset class. Chris is the co-author of Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond.
Chris Burniske Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Partner
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Blockchain Products Lead
Academic History
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B.S., Earth Systems
Chris is also a Partner at Placeholder, a venture capital firm that invests in decentralized protocols and web3 services.
At Placeholder, he supports the fair and effective public infrastructure of tomorrow.
EARLY CAREER
He served as Blockchain Products Lead at ARK Investment Management, where he spearheaded the firm's strategy, product development and research around cryptoassets.
He worked with a team of analysts and CIO to curate the Next Generation Internet ETF at ARK Invest.
He was also a Lead Investigator at Stanford University, where he led the project of Stanford's Big Data research ecosystem.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Chris regularly speaks at conferences.
His commentary has been featured on national media outlets, including CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes.
He has also appeared in Fortune, USA Today, Yahoo! Finance, and CoinDesk.
His media commentary includes topics relating to Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain technology, and digital assets.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.