Ivan Soto-Wright is co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of MoonPay.Ivan is a leading financial technology entrepreneur and investor, and is a member of the Milken Institute Fintech Advisory Council. Throughout his career he has advocated for building systems and developing technologies that increase financial freedom. Before founding MoonPay, Ivan was CEO and co-founder at Saveable (acquired by Plum Fintech), a smart money app that has helped millions of people in the UK and Europe to invest, save and manage their spending through automation. He began his career at London-based investment advisory firm Redington, where he provided strategic asset allocation and portfolio construction advice to some of the world’s largest pension funds and insurance companies. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Special Honors in Economics from The George Washington University. He also studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Chopra Foundation.
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