Lucas Kiely

Lucas Kiely has extensive experience in the financial industry, particularly in the field of blockchain financial services and technology. Lucas is currently serving as the Chief Investment Officer at Yield App, a regulated digital wealth platform. Prior to that, they held the same position at EQONEX Group, a blockchain financial services and technology company. Lucas also served as the Chief Investment Officer at Bletchley Park Asset Management, a subsidiary of Diginex.

Before their work in blockchain technologies, Lucas held various roles at top financial institutions such as Credit Suisse and UBS. At Credit Suisse, they served as the Managing Director and Senior Trader, while at UBS, they held the role of Executive Director and Senior Trader. Earlier in their career, Lucas gained experience in the technology sector as the Head of Marketing at Mobilical, a fintech startup specializing in mobile portfolio management, and as the Head of e-Commerce at UBS.

Lucas Kiely began their career as a Software Engineer at lastminute.com and later worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Throughout their career, Lucas has consistently demonstrated expertise in financial trading, investment management, and technology implementation.

Lucas Kiely's education history is as follows:

- In 2020, Lucas attended the University of Chicago where they pursued an MLA degree in Financial Mathematics and Computing.

- Also in 2020, Lucas enrolled in the University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education to study Effective Leadership through Emotional Intelligence.

- In 2001, Lucas pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

- In 1994, Lucas studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford.

In addition to their formal education, Lucas has obtained various certifications, including a Type 1 Regulatory License and a Type 2 Regulatory License from the Securities and Futures Commission, both obtained in August 2012. Lucas has also achieved the designation of Material Risk Taker from Credit Suisse in the same year. Lucas has additional certifications from various institutions such as the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, Australian Financial Markets Association, and The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI), although specific details regarding the months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided. Some of the certifications include Regulatory Paper 1, Regulatory Paper 2, Responsible Managers - Roles and Responsibilities, Risk Management for Responsible Managers, Securities & Financial Derivatives, Securities Institute Regulatory Paper, Series 3, Type 4 Regulatory License (RO), and Type 9 Regulatory License (RO).