Gary Cookhorn

Gary has spent half his career in the investment world, previously as a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group where, among other responsibilities, he assisted in the establishment of Pantera Capital, a Fortress-backed Bitcoin-related investment firm. He also served as Chief of Staff to the COO of UBS investment bank. The previous half of his career was spent in financial roles with international organizations, firstly, the United Nations as a divisional Chief Financial Officer and then with the World Bank as Head of the Loan Services Group where he was responsible for the financial reporting of the World Bank's loan portfolio. Gary holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of London and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.