Ari Paul

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, BlockTower Capital

Ari Paul co-founded BlockTower Capital in 2017, and began his career in the financial services industry in 2006. Between 2006 and 2010, Mr. Paul was a trader and derivatives market maker with Susquehanna International Group, and then a proprietary derivatives trader until 2013. Between 2013 and 2017, Mr. Paul served as portfolio manager and risk manager for The University of Chicago’s $8 billion Endowment where he managed a “tail-hedging” strategy via long volatility investments. In his role, Mr. Paul also worked with the chief risk officer in risk management and analytics, and performed research on the characteristics of endowment investments and asset classes, including researching cryptocurrency. Mr. Paul began investing in cryptocurrency in 2014. He has previously invested in exchange traded cryptoassets, initial coin offerings, and other parts of the crypto and blockchain ecosystem. In addition to his enthusiasm for crypto, Mr. Paul brings experience as a professional trader, portfolio manager, risk manager, and capital allocator to the digital asset industry.

Mr. Paul earned a BA in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder.