Matthew Homer

Matt is a former regulator and now active venture investor operating in the blockchain space. Recently he was the Executive in Residence at Nyca Partners, a fintech venture capital firm. Prior to that he was the first Executive Deputy Superintendent for Research & Innovation at the New York Department of Financial Services. There he oversaw the Department's licensing and supervision of crypto currency companies as well as strategic efforts related to fintech more broadly. He previously worked for Plaid and Quovo and has served as an advisor on fintech and financial inclusion for USAID, the World Bank, the United Nations, Aspen Institute, and the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance. Matt received his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Utah and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.