Ed Woodford
Ed Woodford is the Founder and CEO of Zero Hash, the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider. Under his leadership, Zero Hash has become a trusted partner for industry leaders and a key player in the financial technology sector. Prior to founding Zero Hash, he gained experience at a series of hedge funds and start-ups including founding a US-based CFTC-registered derivatives execution venue. He also has prior experience at Seed CX, How App, MIT Robotics Club and Lansdowne Partners.
Ed Woodford Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Economics Research Assistant
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European Fund Summer Analyst
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Summer Research Analyst
Academic History
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M.S., Finance
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B.A., Politics, Philosophy, Economics
Woodford leads Zero Hash in providing an award-winning crypto-as-a-service platform specializing in digital asset integration within the financial technology sector.
Some of Zero Hash's clients include startups, enterprises, and Fortune 500 companies including Stripe, Interactive Brokers, Draft Kings, Shift4, Franklin Templeton, and MoonPay.
In 2024, the platform was recognized as the 4th fastest growing company in North America by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ and as a winner by Fintech Breakthrough for Cryptocurrency Innovation.
EARLY CAREER
Woodford was the Co-Founder and CEO of How App, a Europe-based fintech that offers a personalized comparison of 200 current accounts from over 35 providers.
He was a Commercial Director at MIT Robotics Club, and a European Summer Analyst at Lansdowne Partners.
He also served as an Economics Research Assistant at the University of Warwick.
He was a Summer Research Analyst at Muddy Waters Research and Reprieve UK.
RECOGNITIONS
2023 Goldman Sachs Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs
2023 Comparably's Best CEO for Diversity
2018 Forbes 30 Under 30
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Woodford has been quoted in Yahoo! Finance, CoinDesk, and Blockworks.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.