Brian Wirtz
Chairman, Blockchain Advisory Group
New York
Industry/Field
Blockchain/Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Funding, Starting While a Student
Bio
Brian Wirtz is Chairman of the Blockchain Advisory Group, which provides highly-technical and principled strategic advisory services, to both crypto core teams and traditional management teams, across the full suite of financial products to include utility and security tokens, equity, M&A, and high yield debt.
Mr. Wirtz founded Credit Suisse’s Bitcoin / Blockchain / Cryptoasset Investment Banking Practice in 2013, and is known as Wall Street’s first “Bitcoin Banker.” His previous Wall Street experience includes software M&A advisory at Harris Williams, and healthcare investment banking advisory at Cowen & Company. Prior to practicing Wall Street finance, Mr. Wirtz served as a captain in the U.S. Army as a signal officer (25A).
Mr. Wirtz holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon, and a BSBA from Wentworth Military Academy / University of Central Missouri.