David Drake has invested both as a GP and LP in fund-of-funds, realty funds, VC funds, and hedge funds in real estate, technology, media, telecoms, and impact investments for more than 25 years. David is also considered a leader in blockchain and cryptocurrency. He saw the value of digital assets before it became popular. It all started in 2011 when David collaborated on the JOBS Act to create new laws underlying all fundraising in the U.S. Because of his leading work in this space, he represented the US Commerce Department at the EU Commission in Brussels and Rome in 2012 and was invited to the White House Champions of Change ceremony in Washington, D.C. and as a speaker at the UK Parliament in 2013. He also runs a $200M LDJ Cayman Fund focused on cryptocurrency, payment processing, and fintech. He is an international speaker and writer for major publications like WSJ, Forbes, Huffington Post, Thomson Reuters, Entrepreneur, among others. Born in Sweden and speaks six languages, David has an MBA in Finance and an MA in International Law and Economics from George Washington University, where he was awarded the Wallenberg Scholarship for academic merit.