Akshi Federici is Operating Partner at Kraken Ventures, Director, Strategic Finance at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. ~15 years of experience in establishing & growing new businesses, building products, business strategy, project & implementation management, analytics, operations, and optimization. Experienced Project Leader from top-tier strategy consulting firm with hands on in-house industry experience in blockchain technology, digital, financial services, media, retail, tech startup, and social impact. Skilled in managing teams, working closely with C-suite & operations teams, lived and worked in 7 countries. MBA (Wharton, Univ. of Pennsylvania), MEM (Dartmouth), B.Tech (Indian Institute of Technology). The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Conde Nast, Kraken, UN, Clinton Health Access Initiative (The Clinton Foundation).