Agnes is the Founder and CEO at Bluedge Ventures, where she invests in blockchain and digital assets infrastructure, with a focus on early and growth stage companies. Agnes is a versatile leader and investor, and an experienced operator focused on strategic growth and regulatory compliance. With a decade of traditional finance experience at BlackRock as well as being a part of the leadership team at ConsenSys/Ethereum, Agnes specializes in bridging the gap between legacy finance and emerging blockchain-enabled solutions.

Agnes was formerly Managing Director and Global Head of the Office of the CEO at ConsenSys, a global formation of technologists building solutions for a blockchain-powered future, with over 50 early-stage applications, projects, and companies that emerged from the company’s incubator. In addition to her growth and operator role, she also served as a member of the investment committee where she focused on analyzing potential seed investments and incubations in the space. Her investment portfolio dates back to early 2017 and comprises multi protocols, decentralized storage, payments, DeFi, NFTs, Web3.0 and multiple crypto currencies.

Prior to that, her time at BlackRock provided her with first-hand experience working with many of the world’s largest institutions as well as advising key regulators on strategic challenges. Agnes managed the restructuring of a $40bn multi-asset class portfolio while part of a special situations team at BlackRock and advised European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank, UBS, United States Department of the Treasury, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Central Bank of Ireland, Central Bank of Greece and many others during the financial crisis of 2008.

Agnes has spoken as a thought leader on blockchain and financial technology and its applications at events held by the FTSE Russell, Mobile World Congress in Spain, FDIC, Oxford University, Harvard University, Vanderbilt University, Cornell University, George Washington University, Salesforce, US Chamber of Commerce and the World Economic Forum. She is also currently a member of the Board of Directors at the Biden Institute, FTSE Russell (LSEG) Digital Assets Advisory Committee and the Yale Club Audit Committee and was named to the Forum of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. Agnes was also featured as a Tech Pioneer by El Pais and was published by the World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/data-oil-digital-world-asset-tech-giants-buy-it/. Executive education modules: Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government “Global Leadership and Public Policies” and Nanyang Technological University Singapore “Smart Cities”.