Rishi Ramchandani is an experienced professional with over a decade of diverse experience working in several roles related to investment banking, which include platform development, equity trading, and sales. He started his professional journey at Merrill Lynch, where he grew his career working under some of the most volatile environments. Rishi's passion for fintech and blockchain inspired him to become an early investor and advisor in the field. He has made use of his financial literacy and entrepreneurial zeal by co-founding PinAlpha, a startup in the fintech industry. While serving as the CEO, he has also worked as a financial coach assisting others with making informed choices. Later, he became a Director of Business Development, Asia at BlockFi, where he has worked on expanding the company's client base in the region. Rishi has a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and Operations Management from the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, and also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Technical Project Manager and as a Global Equities Portfolio Sales Trader. Additionally, he was a startup coach at F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur First.