Experience

Alpha Transform Holdings

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

• CEO, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Miami, Florida, United States Alpha Transform Holdings (ATH) is a new holding company created from the merger of strategic assets controlled by Enzo Villani of Alpha Sigma Capital and Michael Terpin of Transform Ventures. These assets include combining our market-leading advisory services with Alpha Sigma’s existing research, strategy and token facility offerings to create a powerful “one-stop shop” for digital asset companies, foundations and projects of all sizes and orientations.



Alpha AI (chatAnalyst.ai)

• Founder

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  United States



Wire Network

• United States
• Blockchain Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area The Wire Network is a 3rd-generation Layer-1 blockchain optimized for adoption. Usability: Wire has a large developer pool, simple registration, and allocated resources for business workflows. Interoperability: Wire offers bridgeless cross-chain interoperability. Speed: Up to 112,000 transactions per second with 500 millisecond block times. Scalability: Network expansion is based on user-growth, with room for the internet. Security: Separations of power… Show more The Wire Network is a 3rd-generation Layer-1 blockchain optimized for adoption. Usability: Wire has a large developer pool, simple registration, and allocated resources for business workflows. Interoperability: Wire offers bridgeless cross-chain interoperability. Speed: Up to 112,000 transactions per second with 500 millisecond block times. Scalability: Network expansion is based on user-growth, with room for the internet. Security: Separations of power. Innovative consensus. Trustless hardware. Transparency: Wire is a public chain built on open-source software with public governance. Show less



10XTS

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  United States


Defy Trends
• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Strategic Advisor / Investor

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Chairman and CEO (BMAQ)

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida, United States Enzo is also the Chairman and CEO of Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp (BMAC), a special purpose acquisition corporation listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols BMAQU, BMAQ, BMAQW, BMAQR. BMAC raised $115M in its IPO.



OKEx

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of International Strategy and Innovation

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  United States



Transform Group

• India
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Strategy Officer

  • Dec 2017 - Jan 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area https//www.transformgroup.io Responsible for strategy, M&A, and execution across the enterprise focused on corporate development, and strategic initiatives. Act as a senior advisor to clients focused on strategy, token relations, ICO/STO token economics, and marketing. Transform Group is the world’s leading blockchain public relations, strategy, business development, liquidity solutions, events, and social media company, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las… Show more https//www.transformgroup.io Responsible for strategy, M&A, and execution across the enterprise focused on corporate development, and strategic initiatives. Act as a senior advisor to clients focused on strategy, token relations, ICO/STO token economics, and marketing. Transform Group is the world’s leading blockchain public relations, strategy, business development, liquidity solutions, events, and social media company, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Toronto, Cape Town, and global headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Transform Group is dedicated to creating and sustaining industry leadership positions for its clients through superior strategy, relationships, market intelligence and consistent execution. Transform has been the undisputed leader in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space since 2013, having executed over 100+ ICOs including 30% of the alt-coin crypto-currency market capitalization. Transform has continued to add new offerings as the blockchain world itself expands, adjusts and diversifies. Transform assisted more than 150 companies, organizations and projects in the blockchain sector since 2013, with clients like Aeternity, Augur, Bancor, Bittrex, Counterparty, Dash, Decentral/Jaxx, Ethereum, Factom, Giga Watt, Golem Network, Gnosis, Gyft, Incent, KnCMiner, Kraken, Lisk, Mastercoin/Omni, MaidSafe, Qtum, Rivetz, SALT Lending, ShapeShift, Storj, Syscoin, Swarm and WAX Token. The Transform Group owns CoinAgenda, its flagship thought leadership conferences, TokenMatch, and BitAngels focused on helping blockchain startup companies develop to the next level. Show less



Equities.com

• United States

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area Responsible for all aspects of general management, strategy, and execution. Set direction, product strategy, developed process for creating scalable execution and customer service delivery. Turnaround. >Report to the Board of Directors and member of the Board. >Increased revenue by 10X since 2014 >Raised over $7m in capital >Increased client based by 300% >Traffic increased from January 2014 to May 2017 19000%. >Launched first flat-fee trading… Show more Responsible for all aspects of general management, strategy, and execution. Set direction, product strategy, developed process for creating scalable execution and customer service delivery. Turnaround. >Report to the Board of Directors and member of the Board. >Increased revenue by 10X since 2014 >Raised over $7m in capital >Increased client based by 300% >Traffic increased from January 2014 to May 2017 19000%. >Launched first flat-fee trading subscription >Launched first IR Dashboard for Digital Investor Relations and Investor Targeting Results: >Equities.com is the Number 1 Micro-cap Financial Content Site in North America >Equities.com is the largest investor awareness and outreach firm for Micro-caps in North America Show less



H.I.G. Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive in Residence

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

  Boston, MA $10B PE fund focused on the Middle Market. Introduce new potential investment and consolidation strategies within the middle-market. Criteria for Investments: -$5M to 20M in EBITDA -Growth Company -Potential Add-On Acquisitions as a Target



Clarkson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  Greater New York City Area Adjunct Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship FN 455: Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance SB 460: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Strategy (Cap-Stone Course) Advisory with two Clarkson Startup Ventures



State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

• Professor

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  Professor and Lecturer of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Great opportunity to teach full time for one year for a professor on sabbatical. Taught approximately 300 students across eight courses. Advised students and also assisted some in developing their business plans, networking. Set up field trips to Private Equity funds and the NYSE floor for our Finance department. -Retail Marketing -Foundations of Marketing -Channel Marketing -Marketing Strategy -Internet Marketing &… Show more Professor and Lecturer of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Great opportunity to teach full time for one year for a professor on sabbatical. Taught approximately 300 students across eight courses. Advised students and also assisted some in developing their business plans, networking. Set up field trips to Private Equity funds and the NYSE floor for our Finance department. -Retail Marketing -Foundations of Marketing -Channel Marketing -Marketing Strategy -Internet Marketing & E-commerce Show less



MZ Consult

• Poland
• Business Consulting and Services

• President & CEO, MZ Group North America, Board Member, MZ Group

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

  Greater Chicago Area and Sao Paulo Brazil Independent Board Member, Strategic Advisory, Capital Formation, M&A Targeting. Acquired firm for the Brazil based company in the US and established the beach head of MZ Consult in North America. Established a partnership with the NYSE, conducted a turnaround and reorganization. Established products, sales, marketing, and product development initiatives. Launched a new product called IRShareflow.



D.F. King & Co.

• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Founding Member, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer

  • Dec 2006 - Dec 2009

  Greater New York City Area CSO and co-founder of Sage Holdings, a strategic acquisition corporation that conducted the consolidations of corporate communications, investor relations, market intelligence, and proxy industry. Reviewed over 300 companies and introduced and completed acquisitions of DF King and Taylor Rafferty. CSO of DF King Worldwide and conducted five additional acquisitions. Lead integration over three continents and five time-zones. Managed integration, marketing, technology integration, and developed… Show more CSO and co-founder of Sage Holdings, a strategic acquisition corporation that conducted the consolidations of corporate communications, investor relations, market intelligence, and proxy industry. Reviewed over 300 companies and introduced and completed acquisitions of DF King and Taylor Rafferty. CSO of DF King Worldwide and conducted five additional acquisitions. Lead integration over three continents and five time-zones. Managed integration, marketing, technology integration, and developed internal programs and technologies to facilitate bundle services. DF King Worldwide was sold to American Stock Transfer and is renamed D.F. King, an AST Company. Show less



The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

• Managing Director, Strategy, Co-Founder Nasdaq Global Corporate Solutions

  • Oct 2001 - Jan 2007

  Greater New York City Area Co-Founder of Nasdaq Global Corporate Solutions: Developed and executed the formation of Nasdaq Global Corporate Services business. Acquired Shareholder.com and Primezone Media Network (now GlobeNewswire), lead integration and strategy. The combined businesses were sold by Nasdaq in 2018 for $335 Million to West Corporation funded by Apollo Private Equity.



Rivet Integrated Marketing

• Nigeria
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO, Co-founder

  • Sep 1997 - Oct 2001

  CEO and co-founder of award-winning full service integrated marketing agency. Developed and executed strategic marketing and advertising campaigns utilizing a proprietary framework that included broadcast, webcast, print, direct, interactive, and alternative marketing promotional efforts.



Integrated Office Solutions

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Internet Development

  • Sep 1996 - Sep 1998

  Founded the Internet division of Wall Street System integrator. Built websites and platforms for Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and other investment and traditional banks.



Byron Preiss Multimedia

• United States
• Software Development

• Art Director/Interface Designer

  • Sep 1993 - Sep 1996

  Greater New York City Area



Lehman Brothers

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Block Trading Clerk

  • Sep 1989 - Aug 1993

  Worked on the Block Trading Equities Desk at Lehman in New York while attending Iona College.