Seasoned Risk and Portfolio Manager with 20+ years of experience managing risk, optimizing portfolios, and developing systematic trading strategies across hedge funds and alternative investments. My expertise spans equity long/short, event-driven strategies, factor investing, risk analytics, and portfolio construction.

I specialize in building risk management frameworks, designing factor-based risk models, and integrating alternative datasets (including sentiment data) into investment strategies. With hands-on experience across global markets, I bridge the gap between quantitative risk management and active portfolio optimization.

Passionate about quantitative finance, risk modeling, and using data-driven insights to enhance investment performance.

Igor brings significant knowledge on risk management, internal audit and finance from years of experience at Royal Bank of Canada. He held senior leadership positions at the bank leading global teams in second and third lines of defense. He has strong knowledge and understanding in liquidity management, financial controls, credit, and head office finance. After leaving the bank he built a consulting business helping enterprises structure their finance teams, optimize finance processes and build an end to end accounting systems.
Igor is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) holding a bachelor’s degree from Ted Rogers School of Management and an Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) from Ivey Business School at Western University. Igor’s experience will contribute to Bloq’s design and implementation of financial processes, investor relations management as well as navigating complex external audit and compliance requirements.

Alena is an experienced compliance professional with a strong background in financial crime prevention, risk management, and regulatory compliance. As an MLRO, she specialises in AML frameworks, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting, particularly in the cryptocurrency and iGaming industries. Alena holds a Diploma in Legal Executive Studies and a Diploma in AML from the International Compliance Association (ICA), along with certifications in Crypto Compliance Fundamentals (CCFC) and Cryptocurrency Fundamentals from Chainalysis. With a mix of legal knowledge and hands-on compliance experience, Alena is focused on helping Bloq navigate complex regulatory environments while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and security.

Carlos is a seasoned entrepreneur, executive, and digital asset specialist with over 18 years of professional experience. For the past nine years, he has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency asset management as the Founding Principal of one of the earliest digital asset hedge funds. His expertise lies in developing systematic quantitative market-neutral strategies, driving company growth, building high-performing teams, and establishing strategic partnerships. He also launched multiple successful market-making desks and played a key role in structuring designated market-making agreements with several leading cryptocurrency exchanges. Before transitioning to the cryptocurrency industry, Carlos spent over eight years trading physical metals and liquefied petroleum gas in New York City. He holds a B.A. in Finance and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Stetson University.

Uwe Cerron is a fund manager at Bloq Fund, where he focuses on building and executing institutional-grade strategies across decentralized finance and digital assets. With a background as a software engineer and founder, Uwe brings both technical expertise and market insight to the fund’s investment approach.

His experience spans protocol evaluation, algorithmic trading design, and structured yield strategies, enabling him to identify scalable opportunities and translate complex market dynamics into risk-adjusted returns. Prior to joining Bloq Fund, Uwe built a track record of connecting trading firms, protocols, and allocators, leveraging his ability to bridge technical execution with capital deployment.

At Bloq Fund, Uwe is dedicated to disciplined growth, transparent risk management, and delivering differentiated opportunities for institutional allocators.

Maxim Galash is a crypto fintech founder with the goal of making institutional-grade digital asset yields available to everyone.

He strongly believes that passive income cryptocurrency solutions should be accessible within the transactional economy - to bring Wall Street to Main Street. Maxim achieves this through Coinchange (https://www.coinchange.io/), a digital asset management platform that delivers scalable crypto returns to the end users of exchanges, DAOs, fintechs, and institutionals.

Prior to founding Coinchange, Maxim served as a General Partner at Bgsventure, a Toronto-based venture capital fund, and founded his own IT firm. He is also an investor and advisor, serving as a Board Member at Wattum.io, flysot, boxc.com, and Itmhouse.