Ed Woodford
Ed Woodford is the Founder and CEO of Zero Hash, the leading crypto-as-a-service platform trusted by industry leaders. As CEO, he leads the platform in empowering innovators by delivering access to the financial system 2.0. Prior to founding Zero Hash, Woodford gained experience at a series of hedge funds and start-ups including founding a US-based CFTC-registered derivatives execution venue. He was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Seed CX, a firm that provided investors and professional traders with the market structure and technology.
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
Academic History
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M.S., Finance
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B.A., Politics, Philosophy, Economics
He co-founded Zero Hash to provide a B2B platform that offers turnkey solutions such as risk management, post-trade settlement, and regulatory compliance for digital assets.
Under his leadership, Zero Hash has secured over $170M in funding from leading investors including Point72 Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, NYCA, Struck Capital and Interactive Brokers.
In 2023, Zero Hash was recognized as the 46th fastest-growing private company by Inc 5000.
RECOGNITION
2023 Goldman Sachs' Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs
2018 Forbes 30 Under 30
EARLY CAREER
He 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.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Woodford has been quoted in Yahoo! Finance, CoinDesk, and Blockworks.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.