A pioneer among cryptocurrency experts, Wilfred has ultimate responsibility for all of Samara Alpha’s investment activity. Formerly CEO of Securitize Capital, he has more than 20 years of experience in traditional financial markets and digital asset management. Previously, Wilfred was CEO of Enigma Securities, a cryptocurrency broker and liquidity provider. Prior to that, he ran a cryptocurrency exchange as head of financial markets and CEO of OKCoin, following his role as president and portfolio manager at Noble Capital International, where he was responsible for cryptocurrency trading. Wilfred developed his strong knowledge of financial markets through positions as a structured credit quantitative analyst and trader at UBS, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, and ZS Structured Capital Management/D.B. Zwirn. He began his career in securitized products at Lehman Brothers. Wilfred holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licenses and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
Samara Alpha Management, LLC, a Samara Asset Group (formerly Cryptology) company, is an institutional digital asset manager. The company offers sophisticated investors access to alternative sources of alpha through its crypto-focused multi-strategy fund-of-funds, hedge fund seeding and technology platforms. Fostering growth within an otherwise inefficient and fragmented market, the Samara Alpha team combines decades of operational expertise in traditional finance and risk management with its passion for crypto to curate distinct portfolios of risk-controlled strategies.