Leah Wald
Leah Wald is the Co-Founder and CEO of Valkyrie Investments, a specialized cryptocurrency firm. Leah is an economist with extensive expertise in asset management focusing on value investing, and a Bitcoin investor and consultant. Prior to launching Valkyrie, she was Vice President of Portfolio Management at Exponential, and a Partner at Lucid Investment Strategies, an asset management firm specializing in crypto Investments. Previously, she was a Financial Analyst to the CEO at Vital Financial, where she spearheaded investment strategies for multi-billion dollar asset managers on global macro strategy. Additionally, she worked at the World Bank Group and co-founded Veterati, a mentorship platform assisting unemployed and transitioning US veterans to secure meaningful employment. Leah was also a contributing writer for Forbes where wrote the “Tales from the Front Lines of Female Entrepreneurship” column, and co-authored the book Hyperwave Theory: The Rogue Waves of Financial Markets.
Leah Wald Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Contributing Writer
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Consultant to Vice President, Africa
Academic History
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M.S., Management with specialization in International Business
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International Institute of Political and Economic Studies
EARLY CAREER
Leah specialized in equity trades as well as M&A and LBO opportunities rooted in macroeconomic trends and fundamental analysis.
She additionally worked as a deal sourcing consultant for three venture capital firms focusing on finTech investments.
She also served as a founding economic advisor to Naadam Cashmere to build their development fund in Mongolia assisting the nomadic goat herders.
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2022 Cointelegraph Top 100 People in Crypto and Blockchain
2015 DC Inno 25 DC Startup Founders Under 25
2015 DC Inno 12 Women-led Startups Changing DC Tech
2015 VETSports Supporter of the Year
2014 Forbes 30 Under 30
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Leah has been profiled in various leading financial media outlets and publications, including Yahoo Finance, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Blockworks.
She has been interviewed at Fintech Finance News, MarketWatch, and TechCrunch, among others.
She has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.