Oliver is a serial entrepreneur, CBDC pioneer, investor, advisor, and global advocate of distributed ledger technology. He currently serves as Founder and CEO of Panther Protocol, an end-to-end privacy protocol for digital assets that can be deployed compliantly on any public blockchain. Oliver also serves as Founder and Chairman of Elemental, a web 3.0 credit lending platform focused on democratizing affordable credit for underserved communities.

In 2013, Oliver founded Bitt as the world’s first CDBC network provider that leverages blockchain and distributed ledger technology to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions in 6 countries, or 75% of CBDC production markets globally. He is also the founder of BaseTwo, a multi-strategy venture and quantitative investment firm focused on digital assets and a director and co-founder of Fluent Finance, the world’s first bank federation led stablecoin protocol.

For several years, Oliver has been a leading global advocate and champion of policy, leading discussions and thought leadership at central banks, government entities, and organizations including the UN, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Commonwealth Secretariat, Caribbean Development Bank, MIT, Columbia University, and the IMF. He has also served as an Advisor to multiple cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses, including Shyft Network, Polymath, Beam, and Octaneum.

In addition to his experience, Oliver is an Honors graduate to The University of Bristol with dual degrees in Accounting and Social Sciences. Outside of work, Oliver is also an award-winning international reggae and hip hop artist. He is also founder of the BaseTwo Foundation, an organization dedicated to sustainably developing tech entrepreneurship in the Caribbean, driving regional youth causes, and restoring natural wilderness.