Jesse Lund
Jesse Lund (born March 20, 1970 Newport Beach, California) is an American Entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Sprocket Financial.[1] Jesse Lund was the former Global VP of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM. Sprocket Financial is a new banking experience that blends conventional banking with cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and decentralised finance.[2][3]
Career and Education
During 1989-1992 Jesse completed Business Administration in Finance from Pepperdine University. In 2018 he did his doctoral studies from Duke University, North Carolina. During March 2006 - 2007 he was the Senior Vice President of Technology at Union Bank in California. March 2007 - 2010 he was assigned as Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Private Bank, San Francisco. Jan 2017 - 2019 he was elected as the Vice President of IBM Blockchain. In 2021 he became the CEO of Sprocket Financial.[4] Formerly the Global VP of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM, Jesse has a unique, multidisciplinary view of Fintech. He sits on several boards and continues to advise financial institutions, non-profits, regulators, and central banks around the world to promote financial stability, financial inclusion, and develop new market opportunities.[5]
Jesse Lund is a financial services veteran with over two decades of banking experience. Prior to IBM, Jesse had a long tenure with Wells Fargo where held a wide range of executive roles within Community Banking, Commercial Banking, Payments Services, Wealth Management, Risk Management, Information Technology, and Research & Development. In his former role as Head of Wells Fargo’s Innovation Lab, Jesse led the cloud, mobile, and distributed ledger technology programs across the Wells Fargo franchise.[6]
External Links
References
- ↑ https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/jesse-lund-sprocket-financial-on-the-human-side-of-crypto/article
- ↑ https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/21/discussing-ibms-foray-into-blockchain-based-payment-systems.html
- ↑ https://www.techtimes.com/articles/282974/20221106/the-tokenization-of-everything-sprocket-financial-on-shifting-paradigms.htm
- ↑ https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/report/tokenassets
- ↑ https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-will-hit-1-million-says-ibms-vp-of-blockchain-jesse-lund
- ↑ https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/en-us/report/programmoneyevo
