Galaxy Digital is a diversified, multi-service merchant bank dedicated to the digital assets and blockchain technology industry.

Finance

Galaxy Digital

Danielle Johnson is the current Head of Private Capital Markets at Galaxy Digital. Danielle has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, having worked at [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs), and various other companies. Danielle has a wealth of experience in investment banking, sales, and management.

Danielle Johnson has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and Government from [Dartmouth College](/org/dartmouth). Danielle also has certification from [FINRA](/org/financial-industry-regulatory-authority-inc) in Series 3, 7, 9, 10, 24, 55, 63, 79.

Danielle Johnson reports to Michael Novogratz, Founder, CEO & Chairman. Danielle Johnson works with Sebastian Benkert - Chief Marketing Officer, Christopher Ferraro - Chief Investment Officer, and Greg Wasserman - Head of Venture & Portfolio Manager.

Danielle Johnson

Andrew Siegel is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Galaxy Digital. Prior to this, they were a Partner at [Perella Weinberg Partners](/org/perella-weinberg-partners) from August 2007 to December 2017. Andrew was also a Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Stanfield Capital Partners LLC from May 2004 to July 2007. Andrew is responsible for legal and compliance matters for SEC registered investment adviser and has advised on portfolio transactions, corporate restructurings, PIPE transactions and sales of restricted securities.

Andrew Siegel received their Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law in Political Science. Andrew also holds a Bachelor of Arts from [Tufts University](/org/tufts-university) in Political Science and a certificate from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in General Course. Andrew is also a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) from FINRA Institute at Wharton.

Their manager is Michael Novogratz, Founder, CEO & Chairman. Some of their coworkers include Sebastian Benkert - Chief Marketing Officer, Danielle Johnson - Head of Private Capital Markets, and Ian Taylor - Head of Investment Banking.

Andrew Siegel

Bill Koutsouras is the current Lead Director at Galaxy Digital. Prior to this, they were with Wheaton Precious Metals International, Endeavour Financial Limited, PwC, and Kouts Capital. Bill has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. 

Bill started their career in 1997 as a Senior Associate at Evans Martin Chartered Accountants. Bill then moved to PwC in 2000, where they worked as a Senior Associate for two years. In 2002, they joined Endeavour Financial Limited as their Director, Executive Vice President & CFO, a position they held for nine years. After Endeavour, they spent time at Kouts Capital before joining Wheaton Precious Metals International in 2013. Bill has been with Galaxy Digital since 2018.

Bill Koutsouras holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics from the University of Toronto and is certified from the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute) as a Chartered Financial Analyst. Bill is also certified from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) as a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Bill Koutsouras

Christopher Ferraro is the Chief Investment Officer at Galaxy Digital. Christopher was previously with Galaxy Investment Partners LLC from June 2017 to January 2021, where they were responsible for all private capital investments and overall asset allocation and investment management. Prior to that, they were with HPS Investment Partners, LLC from June 2011 to March 2017 as Managing Director in specialty lending, special situations lending, and illiquid investments with a focus on U.S., Canada, and Western Europe. Christopher started their career in 2006 as an Associate at BlackRock Kelso Capital.

Christopher Ferraro graduated from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics.

Christopher Ferraro reports to Michael Novogratz, Founder, CEO & Chairman. They work with Steve Kurz - Head of Asset Management, Peter Wisniewski - Head of Trading, and Danielle Johnson - Head of Private Capital Markets.

Christopher Ferraro

Jane Dietze is the Director at Galaxy Digital. Prior to their current position, Jane was the Director of Private Equity at [Bowdoin College](/org/bowdoin-college) from April 2012 to November 2013 where they founded and led a software company. Jane has also held the position of Managing Director at [Fortress Investment Group](/org/fortress-investment-group-llc) from July 2006 to March 2012, and before that, they were a General Partner at [Columbia Capital](/org/columbia-capital) from June 1998 to February 2004. Jane has also served on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for BroadSoft from February 2016 to February 2018.

Jane Dietze completed their undergraduate studies at Princeton University, where they earned a BA in Politics with a concentration in Soviet Studies, cum laude. Jane then went on to complete their MA in Economics and Russian Studies at The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Dietze also has a degree in Political Philosophy from the [University of Cape Town](/org/university-of-cape-town).

Jane Dietze

Sebastian Benkert is the Chief Marketing Officer at Galaxy Digital. Prior to this, they were with ARK Investment Management LLC as their Chief Marketing Officer from May 2014 to March 2022. Before that, they were with Newhouse School, [Syracuse University](/org/syracuse-university) as a COM Law Research and Teaching Assistant from February 2013 to May 2014. Additionally, Sebastian is a Co-Founder of Regattable Inc., where they served as Sales and Project Manager from October 2012 to March 2015. Sebastian's previous experience also includes Junior Project Manager at Serum Network GmbH from August 2010 to August 2011.

Sebastian Benkert has a Master of Science in New Media Management from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at [Syracuse University](/org/syracuse-university), a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from [Syracuse University](/org/syracuse-university) - Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Media Technologies from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences.

Their manager is Michael Novogratz, Founder, CEO & Chairman. They work with Ian Taylor - Head of Investment Banking, Danielle Johnson - Head of Private Capital Markets, and Ashwin Prithipaul - CFO.

Sebastian Benkert

Greg Wasserman is Head of Venture and a Portfolio Manager at Galaxy Digital. He has nearly 20 years of investing experience across software, hardware, infrastructure, and financial services. Prior to joining the firm, Greg was a Partner at [Generation Investment Management](/org/generation-investment-management) where he invested in companies developing disruptive and sustainable technology, including Nest Labs (acquired by Google), [DocuSign](/org/docusign) (IPO: DOCU), Toast, Motivate (acquired by [Lyft](/org/lyft)), GreenBytes (acquired by Oracle), Infinite Power Solutions (acquired by Apple), and others. Previously, he led the global solar initiative at the [Clinton Foundation](/org/clinton-foundation). Prior to that, he spent 8 years at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the Special Situations Group where he invested Goldman’s balance sheet capital in a wide range of complex transactions, including: specialty finance portfolio acquisitions, asset-backed leveraged buyouts, securitizations, bankruptcy financings, real estate leveraged leases, alternative energy venture capital, and tax equity. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Hudson River Park Friends. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from The George Washington University and was awarded the CFA designation.

Greg Wasserman

Sam Englebardt is Head of [Galaxy Interactive](/org/galaxy-interactive) and a Portfolio Manager at Galaxy Digital. His responsibilities at the firm include, amongst other things, co-managing Galaxy’s general venture capital business as well as the Galaxy EOS Ecosystem Fund, a $325mm joint venture with [Block.one](/org/block-one) that is focused on making strategic investments in projects that utilize the EOS.io blockchain software. He is a media and technology investor and content producer who has created, acquired, and/or financed a broad range of traditional and digital businesses and dozens of films and television shows over the past decade. A licensed attorney in California, Englebardt earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and studied at Oxford University and The University of Colorado at Boulder, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Sam Englebardt

Kim Pillemer is the Chief of Staff at Galaxy Digital. Prior to joining the firm, she was General Counsel and COO of a family office which had a focus on digital asset investments. Prior to her role at the family office, she was a Debt Capital Markets banker at Lehman Brothers and in-house Counsel for the Fixed Income/Special Situations Groups at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs). She holds a B.A. from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) and a J.D. from [New York University](/org/nyu)’s School of Law.

Kim Pillemer

Michael Novogratz is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Novogratz spent 11 years at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs), where he was elected Partner in 1998. Mr. Novogratz served on the New York Federal Reserve’s Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets from 2012 – 2015. Mr. Novogratz serves as the Chairman of The Bail Project and has made criminal justice reform a focus of his family’s foundation. He also serves as the Chairman of Hudson River Park Friends, and sits on the boards of NYU Langone Medical Center, the Princeton Varsity Club, Jazz Foundation of America, and Artists for Peace and Justice. Mr. Novogratz received an AB in Economics from [Princeton University](/org/princeton), and served as a helicopter pilot in the US Army.



Michael Novogratz

Steve Kurz is Head of Asset Management at Galaxy Digital. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Co-Founder of Outer Realm VR, an enterprise focused immersive software company. Previously, he was a Principal and Head of Business Development at River Birch Capital, where he was responsible for raising over $1 billion in assets. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at [Fortress Investment Group](/org/fortress-investment-group-llc). He started his career in the Fixed Income Division of Lehman Brothers. Steve serves on the New York Advisory Board of a music charity called Little Kids Rock, is a Board Observer for a life sciences company called MicroCures, Inc., and is an active member of [NextGen Venture Partners](/org/nextgen-venture-partners). He holds a B.A. in Economics from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university).

Steve Kurz

Dominic Docherty is a Pubco Director and Opco Manager. Mr. Docherty is a British entrepreneur; he has built and is still actively involved in several businesses in the Middle East and Asia. Mr. Docherty’s oldest business, [BIOS](/org/bios) Middle East (BIOSME.com), was formed in 2002; [BIOS](/org/bios) Middle East is a Managed Service & Cyber Security Provider. In 2013, Mr. Docherty also founded CloudHPT.com, a managed infrastructure cloud business which serves the Middle East and North Africa. In 2014, Mr. Docherty founded CapitalAssured.com, which is active in the real estate sector promoting UK property investment opportunities to the Middle East and Asia. Mr. Docherty received a B.A. (Hons) and M.Sc. in Economics from Portsmouth University.

Dominic Docherty

Rhonda Adams Medina is an Opco Manager and Director of Business and Legal Affairs at Netflix. Prior to Netflix, Ms. Medina was the VP, Business and Legal Affairs at NBC Universal Kids and spent over 17 years at Nickelodeon, most recently as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Rhonda serves on the boards of the Princeton Medical Center Foundation; McCarter Theatre Center; and the advisory council of Princeton University's Department of African American Studies. Rhonda formerly served on the advisory council of Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice and is an emeritus advisory board member of the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign.

Rhonda Adams Medina

Ian Taylor is Head of Investment Banking at Galaxy Digital. 

He is a senior investment banking and capital markets professional with over 20 years of experience across North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Managing Director at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs) where he headed Real Estate, Lodging, and Gaming Equity Capital Markets (ECM) for the Americas. Previously, he held various other leadership positions at [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs), including Head of Canadian ECM and Head of Latin America (ex-Brazil) ECM. He began his career as a civil engineer at Connell Wagner in Sydney, Australia. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Arts. He holds a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney).


Ian Taylor

Peter Wisniewski

Luka Jankovic

Nereida Flannery

Richard Tavoso is an Opco Manager. He previously served as the President of Galaxy Digital until December 2018. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Richard was a Managing Director at [RBC Capital Markets](/org/rbc-capital-markets)...



Richard Tavoso

Ashwin Prithipaul is the current Chief Financial Officer at Galaxy Digital. Ashwin has also held this position at DriveDigital LLC and Galaxy Digital in the past. In between these companies, they were the Director of Financial Reporting at Assured Guaranty. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Manager at PwC and a Manager at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC.

Ashwin Prithipaul has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is a FCA from ICAEW.

Ashwin Prithipaul reports to Michael Novogratz, Founder, CEO & Chairman. They are on a team with Sebastian Benkert - Chief Marketing Officer, Danielle Johnson - Head of Private Capital Markets, and Christopher Ferraro - Chief Investment Officer.

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