Keith Bear

Keith is an Associate Partner at Elixirr where he focuses on Digital Asset strategy engagements. He sits on the Bank of England CBDC Technology Forum, ESMA’s Consultative Working Group for Financial Innovation and mentors at the Techstars Barclays, ABN AMRO and Web3 Accelerators. He also serves as an Advisory Board member for a number of fintechs, as an Independent Director at DFNS, a wallet-as-a-service infrastructure provider, and on the Technology and Operations Resilience Committee at the London Metal Exchange. Keith is also a Research Fellow at University of Cambridge’s Centre for Alternative Finance, chairing the digital asset research programme which is supported by 15 public and private institutions including Fidelity. Previously, Keith led the Financial Markets industry at IBM.