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J.D. Salbego is a recognized global advisor, blockchain & digital securities executive, influencer, international speaker, & published author with deep expertise in blockchain, STOs/ICOs, Asia & cross-border capital markets, global expansion, & digital asset funds. He is a frequent expert speaker at conferences worldwide like World Economic Forum, BlockShow, Delta Summit, etc., alongside industry leaders Tim Draper, Brock Pierce, Roger Ver, Don Tapscott Chang “CZ” Pengzhao, Miko Matsumura, Kristalina Georgieva (CEO of the World Bank), Charles Hoskinson, etc., and senior leadership/CEOs of digital securities leaders SharesPost, Securitize, Templum, TZero, etc.

He currently serves as CEO of the blockchain and STO advisory firm Legion Ventures, with previous positions as Head of US West Coast of Investment Bank & Asia STO market leader CoinStreet Partners, COO-US for Forbes #1 Japanese blockchain startup Patron, with their record-breaking $40M ICO, and advises many other companies including Google’s Startup Grind (3M entrepreneurs with operations in 400+ cities & 120+ countries), Solidum Capital, BitSong ($7M ICO), BoostChain, Rune Wallet, etc.

His work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Cointelegraph, etc., including being linked to boosting Japan’s economy with Blockchain. J.D. also appeared on the Acuvue “One Day” Celebrity Contest Campaign as an entertainment business mentor aired on National US TV to a 3M audience. In 2018 J.D. co-organized the largest Blockchain Conference in the world to date in Japan (JBC2018), in partnership with the government, nationally televised with 15,000 attendees across 2 days.

In addition to his experience, J.D. has studied digital business strategy & innovation under renowned Columbia Business School professor David Rogers.