Brad Punu

Brad Punu is a senior executive with Anatha, a startup blockchain software and services firm serving enterprise clients and focused on applying the technology to solve big global problems. Previously he was Director of Small Business Banking at American Savings Bank in Hawaii and other recent positions include Manager of Strategic Initiatives at the Energy Excelerator (now Elemental Excelerator) and Business Development and Finance for the Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning infrastructure project.

Before returning to Hawaii in 2013, Brad led the Fixed Income Derivatives desk at Rabobank in Hong Kong as a Managing Director. From 2000 to 2011, Brad was with JP Morgan Chase in both Hong Kong and Tokyo, as a Managing Director running Fixed Income Hybrids and Exotics across Asia. Other responsibilities at JP Morgan included regional committees for philanthropy, women’s advancement, recruiting and management training. In 2004 Brad attended Duke University while working and graduated with his MBA and Fuqua Scholar distinction. Brad started his career in 1997 at Credit Suisse First Boston in Tokyo as a junior trader in foreign exchange.