Experience

W3 Studio

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States President and Founder of W3 Studio, a venture studio to help diverse founders in Atlanta build startups in web3. W3 Studio is a 501c3 nonprofit entity.



Beyond The Game Network

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & VC

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Greater Atlanta Area Founding Member of Beyond The Game Network. We are a community of athletes and business execs. We fuel the growth of the most exciting companies in America across sports, media, gaming, web3, and fitness.



Kensington Blake Capital

• United States
• Financial Services

• Managing Principal

  • Dec 2007 - Present

  Atlanta, GA Kensington Blake Capital currently invests in startups and assists companies in the space on finance, operations, and business development. Also publisher of EMPOW3R, a newsletter making web3 easier to understand, and advising companies on web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse.



Sportal

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  Greater Atlanta Area Brian Zwerner founded Sportal in 2017. The company connects communities through youth sports. We help coaches, players, and parents with services to make it easier to play the games they love. We have a media division that covers high school and travel sports to celebrate success in athletics.



Aquina

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2017

  Greater Atlanta Area Aquina provides financing to medical practices and their patients. Kensington Blake Capital made a significant equity investment in the company in 2015 to relaunch the business with a focus on small medical practices. Brian Zwerner serves in an advisory capacity helping the company with operations, finance and marketing.



Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2014

  Atlanta, GA Fixed income sales and trading at FIG Partners (now Janney Montgomery).



Vertical Capital Solutions

• Partner

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2010

  Atlanta, GA Launched financial consulting firm which focuses on working with firms on valuation and risk management for structured products and derivatives.



Wells Fargo

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2005 - Dec 2007

  Charlotte, NC Built and managed the Fixed Income Structured Derivative Products business.



Bank of America

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2002 - Apr 2005

  London, UK Managing the European and Asian Rates Business.

• Managing Director

  • Jul 1998 - Oct 2002

  Chicago, Illinois, United States Rates Trading Division



J.P. Morgan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Apr 1997 - Jul 1998

  New York City Metropolitan Area Rates Trading Division



Wells Fargo

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Jun 1995 - Apr 1997

  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Rates Sales and Trading