We are a digitally native, independent investment advisor specializing in alternative investments and digital assets.
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...built by a team of crypto-native investment professionals.
Our circle of excellence is the interesection of finance
and technology. We bring decades of direct operating and investing
experience across private funds, hedge
funds, and banks.
We have a deep
understanding of both the traditional
financial world and the innovative technologies that are
shaping the future of investing.
Ram is the Co-CIO and CEO, overseeing Eestwad & Eestman’s management team and directing the firm’s mission and operating principles. Ram has 20+ years of operating and investment experience, including as the founder of Cross River Crypto, founder and CEO PeerIQ (sold to Cross River Bank), and operating executive at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Ram is a CFA Charterholder and earned his BA in Philosophy and Economics from Columbia College.
Pete is the Co-CIO and General Manager of Wealth, overseeing all activities in the Digital Assets Group and Alternative Investments Group, including investment research, portfolio management, and client advisory and engagement. Pete has 12+ years of operating and investment experience, including roles at Lev Capital, Theorem Partners, Cambridge Associates, and Laurel Road. Pete is a CFA Charterholder and CAIA Charterholder, and earned his BA in International Political Economy from Fordham University.
Jonathan is the Director of Wealth within the Digital Assets Group, where he is responsible for the development and implementation of digital asset investment strategies for HNW and institutional clients. Jonathan has 15+ years of operating and investment experience, including as the co-founder of boutique investment advisor Veracity Capital, Director of Private Client at BlockFi, and an investment advisor at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and WE Family Offices ($15B international multi-family office). Jonathan earned his BA in Finance from University of Miami.
Dimitri is a Relationship Manager at Eestwad & Eestman where he is responsible for the development and servicing of HNW and institutional clients and their digital asset portfolios. Dimitri has 8 years of crypto native and financial services experience as a senior Institutional Salesperson at Anchorage Digital and a Vice President in Equities at Deutsche Bank. Dimitri earned his BSBA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University where he rowed Division I Crew.
Justin is the COO and CLO, overseeing all corporate operations, including finance, legal, compliance, people, and investment advisory operations. Justin has 18+ years of operating, investing, and legal experience, including as Co-founder and CEO of Reserve Trust, Co-founder and Managing Director of boutique investment firm PennAve One, and Attorney at Dentons and Kilpatrick Townsend. Justin earned his JD from The George Washington University Law School and his BA in Business Administration from University of Florida.
Our investors bring deep expertise across digital assets, traditional finance, and financial services regulation
GP (fmr Head of Data Science at Third Point and WorldQuant)
GP (fmr Head of Data Science at Third Point and WorldQuant)
GP (fmr Head of Data Science at Third Point and WorldQuant)
Former SEC Chairman
Howard Linzdon, Founder and Managing Partner
Founder & CEO, Messari
Mike Dudas, Founder and General Partner
Board Member, Coinbase
Raj Date, Founder and Former Dep. Director of the CFPB
Drew Austin, Founder and General Partner
Advisor/Fellow at BCG, McKinsey, Harvard
SMD of Tech Investment Banking, SVB
Matt Ober, General Partner and Member of Eestwad & Eestman's Board of Directors
Head of Private Credit, Sagard (former Head of US Private Credit, KKR)
Founder, Eagle's View Capital Management
Founder & CEO, 21 Shares
OUR
CORE VALUES
We apply a dialectic approach to critical reasoning to guard against self-deception and biases. We test and challenge our hypotheses on an on-going basis. We hold ourselves accountable while embracing humility.
We grow by helping everyone else around us grow. Our community is who we are, and the community that we are a part of will always be one of our utmost priorities.
Our clients interests are at the center of every decision we make. Our service culture ensures that we take care of our client's investments as if they were ours.
We apply a dialectic approach to critical reasoning to guard against self-deception and biases. We test and challenge our hypotheses on an on-going basis. We hold ourselves accountable while embracing humility.
We can’t control the future. But we can control how we approach it. Process, methodology, long-term thinking, and control will generate better outcomes than anything else.
We grow by helping everyone else around us grow. Our community is who we are, and the community that we are a part of will always be one of our utmost priorities.