Bio

David Olsson is the Global Head of Prime Financing and OTC Sales at Kraken, where he manages the development and introduction of new products and services to our institutional and UHNW clients. He was the Global Head of Distribution at BlockFi prior to his role at Kraken. David started his career in proprietary trading at a hedge fund, and went on to manage structured financing and structured products desks at various banks and financial institutions. He has launched several lines of business including an innovative managed account platform for fund-linked derivatives that raised in excess of $1 billion in AUM at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He later ran an Equity Derivatives desk at Credit Suisse, and spearheaded UHNW sophisticated private client coverage. David is excited to bring the rigour of traditional finance to digital assets and introduce best-in-class solutions to discerning Institutional and UHNW clients who are looking to deepen their exposure to crypto or make their first transaction. He is a graduate of Duke University (BA, Philosophy) and holds an MBA from Columbia University.