Leadership

Tejas Shah

CEO

Tejas Shah is the CEO of NYDIG. Prior to joining NYDIG, Tejas worked at Two Sigma where he focused on systematic options trading. Previously, Tejas spent nearly 20 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Partner and co-head of Equity Derivatives Trading. Tejas earned a dual BS in Physics and Economics from the University of Michigan.

Ross Stevens

Founder and Executive Chairman

Ross Stevens founded NYDIG in 2017, and serves as its Executive Chairman. He is also the Founder and CEO of NYDIG’s parent company, Stone Ridge Holdings Group. Ross started his career at Goldman Sachs after receiving his PhD in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago (Booth) and his BSE in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton). Ross’ philanthropy focuses on human excellence and human rights, including establishing Wharton’s Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, enhancing Booth’s PhD program (renamed Stevens Doctoral Program), and empowering activists in authoritarian countries with bitcoin.

Scott Ganeles

WestCap

Scott Ganeles is Senior Partner at WestCap Management, LLC and a member of its Investment Committee since its inception in 2019. Previously, Scott was the Chief Executive Officer of Ipreo, a leading software solutions and data provider for institutional participants in the global capital markets, for 18 years before leading the company’s sale to IHS Markit in 2018 for $1.86 billion. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and serves as an independent member of the Board of Directors of TradeWeb Markets Inc.

Robert Gutmann

NYDIG

Robert Gutmann is co-founder and former CEO of NYDIG. He is also a co-founder of Stone Ridge. Prior to his role as CEO of NYDIG, Robert served as Head of Product Development and Execution at Stone Ridge, overseeing investment strategy formulation and serving as a portfolio manager on all Stone Ridge funds. Robert received his BA in Mathematics and Music from Columbia University.

David Heller

Private Investor

David B. Heller is a private investor. Previously, he was the Co-Head of the Global Securities Division at Goldman Sachs, where he also sat on the firm’s Management Committee. His current investment focus is on financial companies that benefit from regulatory and technological disruption as well as consumer brands that benefit from demographic and lifestyle changes. David's current investments include stakes in Peloton Interactive, The Infatuation, Stone Ridge Holdings Group and NYDIG. Mr. Heller holds a BA from Harvard College.

Ted Mathas

New York Life Insurance Company

Ted Mathas is Chairman of the Board and retired Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Insurance Company, the nation’s largest mutual life insurer. Beginning in July 2008, Mr. Mathas served as the company’s 18th chief executive for 14 years and successfully navigated the organization through both the Great Recession and Global Pandemic. During his tenure, New York Life consistently remained a leading provider of retail life insurance and annuities in America and its assets under management more than tripled to $760 billion. Mr. Mathas retired as CEO on April 15, 2022. Mr. Mathas currently sits on the board of the American Museum of Natural History, where he is chair of the Budget and Finance committee, and he is a member of the Law School Foundation at the University of Virginia. Mr. Mathas recently retired from the board of the American Council of Life Insurers, where he was chair from 2012-13 and 2020-21. Mr. Mathas graduated with an A.B. from Stanford University, with distinction, in 1989. He received a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1992, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review and the Order of the Coif.

Jacqueline Reses

Post House Capital

Jackie Reses is the CEO of investment firm Post House Capital. Prior to joining Post House Capital she ran Square Capital, an extension of Square Inc., which uses innovative machine learning models to inform underwriting decisions and manage risk for small businesses that have previously been excluded from traditional sources of capital. She was also the Executive Chairman of Square Financial Services, an FDIC insured bank owned by Square and the first industrial bank in the US started by a technology company. Ms. Reses has held numerous senior roles in technology and finance firms — she was the CDO at Yahoo, the Head of the US Media Group at Apax Partners, as well as a Board Member of the Alibaba Group. She also spent seven years at Goldman Sachs in mergers and acquisitions and principal investments. Outside of Post House Capital, Ms. Reses acts as the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the boards of Affirm and Endeavor. She received a BS in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Rob Stavis

Bessemer Venture Partners

Rob Stavis is a partner in Bessemer Venture Partners’ New York office. He focuses on investments in financial services, education, and emerging technologies. Rob has been actively investing in venture backed startups for over 20 years and currently serves on the board of directors for fintech companies such as Betterment, Quantopian, and Bread, along with education startups including 2U and BrightBytes. Some of Rob’s historical investments include Skype (acquired by eBay); United Capital Financial Partners (acquired by Goldman Sachs); SiteAdvisor (acquired by McAfee); Kroll Bond Ratings; Yodle (acquired by Web.com); debit-card provider PRE Solutions (acquired by Incomm); India based financial services provider Motilal Oswal; and Bermuda based reinsurance company PXRE. Rob entered venture capital after a 15-year career at Salomon Smith Barney, where he was co-head of global arbitrage trading and a member of the operating and risk-management committees. Active in a number of not for profit initiatives, Rob serves on the Board of New Schools Venture Fund, University of Pennsylvania, and Crisis Text Line.

Ross Stevens

NYDIG

Ross Stevens founded NYDIG in 2017, and serves as its Executive Chairman. Ross founded Stone Ridge in 2012, and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Ross started his career at Goldman Sachs after receiving his PhD in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago (Booth) and his BSE in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton). Ross founded and serves as the Advisory Board Chairman of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton).

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