Matthew Herrick is a South Florida based serial entrepreneur, angel investor, technology strategist, and advisor who has made significant contributions to the blockchain and distributed ledger technology industry. He has advised organizations ranging from the United Nations Development Program to fortune 500 companies and local governments like the City of Miami. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, Matthew started his career with the acquisition team at a luxury real estate and resort company, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, where he developed his love for real estate investing. He continued this work in Florida, actively investing in the local real estate market and startup community before becoming fascinated with newly emerging blockchain and distributed ledger technology. He co-founded the Deed platform, a real estate brokerage solution, which won the 2018 Most Innovative use of Blockchain Technology in Real Estate award at the Blockchain World Conference. He then co-founded Ledger Leap, where he advised some of the country's most prominent technology and consulting companies, NGOs, exchanges, venture capital firms, and startups. Matthew's industry-spanning experience enables him to identify unique opportunities and capture value within industry blindspots.