Steven McClurg serves as the Head of US Asset Management for CoinShares, a leading European-based alternative asset manager specializing in digital assets where he oversees the firm’s US ETFs and investment strategies. Previously he was a co-founder and Chief Investment Officer for Valkyrie Funds. Valkyrie Funds offers the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETFs (WGMI), the top performing ETF of 2023, and one of the only actively-managed funds investing in the public bitcoin mining ecosystem. Mr. McClurg has considerable traditional finance and Fintech experience, ranging from insurtech and payments to blockchain. Previously, Mr. McClurg was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, where he was a portfolio manager and responsible for portfolio construction and strategy for fixed income and private equity funds. Most recently, Mr. McClurg founded Theseus Capital, a blockchain-powered asset management platform which was acquired by a merchant bank, Galaxy Digital, where he continued as Managing Director, building their asset management and public funds businesses. He also co-founded payments company, Paydrop. He also has experience in leadership roles in technology companies such as Electronic Arts and Crowdfunder. Mr. McClurg holds a Master of Science and an MBA from Pepperdine University, where he has served as an adjunct professor.