Creating the industry leader in Bitcoin mining led by collective experts.
Rob Chang
CEO, President, & Director
Sim Salzman
CFO
Chris Ensey
Chief Technical Advisor
Brittany Kaiser
Chair of the Board
Steve Gutterman
Independent Contractor
Heather Cox
Independent Contractor
Jessica Billingsley
Director
Rob Chang
CEO, President, & Director
Rob is an experienced executive who most recently was the CFO of Riot Blockchain and has consulted for other publicly traded blockchain mining companies. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry including serving as the Managing Director and Head of Metals & Mining at Cantor Fitzgerald where he was recognized by Bloomberg as the Best Precious Metals Analyst in Q1 2016. His career achievements include rescuing a NASDAQ-listed company from bankruptcy despite regulatory and industry headwinds. Mr. Chang is frequently quoted and a regular guest of several media outlets including Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Chang also previously served as Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at an investment firm that managed $3 billion in assets. He currently sits on the boards of Ur-Energy and Fission Uranium. Mr. Chang completed his MBA at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Sim Salzman
CFO
Sim Salzman is a results-oriented Chief Accounting/Financial Officer with over 20 years of experience in public and private accounting serving clients in the cryptocurrency, hospitality, retail, food and beverage, gaming, non-profit, residential and commercial construction, real estate and low-income housing industries.
He has over two years of experience as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of one of the largest bitcoin mining Companies that grew its market cap from $500 million to approximately $8 billion within my first twelve months. There I was responsible for implementing a new accounting system, streamlining financial processes, improving efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting, building a lean but high-performing financial team, and collaborating closely with senior management to align financial goals with overall business objectives while maximizing shareholder returns. Utilized the capital and debt markets to raise over $2 billion in liquidity for operational purposes.
Sim has experience as the Chief Financial Officer of a growing media and hospitality organization responsible for implementing core competencies and timely analytical reviews. Embraced multiple roles while leading a corporate restructuring that positively impacted the top and bottom line.
Five years’ experience with one of the country’s leading hospitality development and management companies as the Corporate Controller responsible for over $215M in annual revenues across 20 venues located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Sim set up policies and procedures for State and Federal compliance in regards to filing deadlines such as Unclaimed Property, Form 1042, Sales & Use Tax, Commerce and Modified Business Tax. Dealt directly with the external Tax Firm to file various annual 1065’s and liaison to the IRS for research and guidance on any pertinent issues.
Sim’s prior experience includes working for eight years in public accounting with four leading firms with clients in various industries. Passed the Uniform CPA Exam.
Chris Ensey
Chief Technical Advisor
Chris is a leading expert in crypto data centers and has consulted North America’s largest public mining firms on building successful operations. He is a technology executive with a career spanning blockchain, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. His mix of technical and business acumen has led to successful leadership roles including acting CEO and COO of Riot Blockchain, CTO of BlueVoyant and COO and founder of Dunbar Cybersecurity. Mr. Ensey has 25 years of experience developing mission-critical software with an emphasis on large data, analytic processing, and cloud technologies. He has driven numerous products to market, including solutions for managed security services, cyber risk management, and digital healthcare. He began his career as a system engineer and integrator working on national intelligence and defense programs with SAIC. Chris has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Brittany Kaiser
Chair of the Board
Brittany Kaiser is an entrepreneur, activist, and globally recognized expert in data protection and privacy. As Co-Founder of the Own Your Data Foundation, she teaches digital literacy education and training to governments, corporates, and families. She is also a Co-Founder of the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA) for legal advocacy where she does legislative drafting and lobbying on privacy and blockchain laws. Ms. Kaiser sits on the board of many companies across industries, working on data ethics, compliance, and privacy protocols. Ms. Kaiser is also the author of Targeted published globally by Harper Collins, and she is the main subject of Netflix’s original documentary “The Great Hack”, nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA, and shortlisted for an Oscar. As a renowned thought leader and public speaker, Ms. Kaiser is represented by CAA and has spoken at prestigious events at the United Nations, the European and British Parliaments, the G20, and WebSummit, as well as guest lecturing at universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Columbia.
Steve Gutterman
Director
Steve has built, led, acquired and invested in market-changing companies for 25 years. He is currently the CEO of Falcon International, one of the largest private cannabis companies in California.
Previously, he served as President of Harvest, since acquired by Trulieve to form the largest cannabis company in the US as measured by revenue. Prior to Harvest, he held a variety of senior roles including at E*TRADE Financial, where he was EVP and COO of E*TRADE Bank, where he was instrumental in the Bank’s growth from $1 billion in assets to $35 billion. He was the CEO of GeoPoll, a leading market research company in developing world countries, and was Managing Director of MBH Enterprises, a private equity company focused on technology and infrastructure investments. He holds a JD/MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Tufts University.
Heather Cox
Director
Heather Cox was most recently the Chief Digital Health and Analytics Officer for Humana. In this role, Heather was accountable for building Humana’s digital care delivery operations and leading enterprise advanced analytics, including the application of Artificial Intelligence at scale in healthcare.
Prior to joining Humana, Heather served as Chief Technology and Digital Officer at USAA, where she led the teams responsible for designing and building personalized and digitally enabled end-to-end experiences for USAA members. Heather has also designed, built, and served as CEO of Citi FinTech at Citigroup, building a fintech start-up that allowed the company to harness the innovation in the global fintech ecosystem and to adapt to a future dominated by mobile technology. Before that she, headed Card Operations for Capital One.
Heather was named by American Banker magazine as the #3 Woman to Watch nationally in banking by American Banker Magazine in October 2017. She was also named to American Banker’s Women to Watch list in 2011, 2013 and 2016. In 2015, she was named one of the 10 Most Innovative CEOs in Banking by Bank Innovation, as well as Digital Banker of the Year by American Banker. In 2018, Heather was appointed to the NRG Energy Board of Directors and was elected to the Atlantic Union Bankshares Board of Directors in August 2022.
Jessica Billingsley
Director
Jessica is a seasoned executive and innovator with decades of experience in frontier technology. She is named on multiple patents including advancements in supply chain technology and anti-counterfeit solutions using blockchain and NFTs. Her experience includes leading successful public and private companies as CEO and serving on multiple boards of directors. Jessica possesses in-depth expertise in private and public capital markets and has successfully navigated complex transactions to drive growth and business transformation. She is also FINRA securities licensed.
Previously, as Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a Software as a Service ag-tech company, she successfully publicly listed, completed multiple accretive acquisitions, maintained market leadership for over a decade, and exited via strategic acquisition. Jessica currently serves on the boards of Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP), Nu Energy (NASDAQ:NXU), OARO, and the Young President’s Organization (YPO) Entrepreneurship Network Board.
She has been recognized with numerous awards, including Inc. Top 100 Female Founder and Fortune’s Most Promising Woman Entrepreneur. Her insights and thought leadership have been featured in numerous prominent media outlets, in addition to her active contribution to Entrepreneur and Rolling Stone publications.
