Dr. Adam Weigold
Adam
Weigold, Ph.D. is
Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder at BitSavr.
BitSavr is a new startup developing novel cryptocurrency technologies
for next-generation bitcoin banking applications. BitSavr’s patent
pending technologies will offer the worlds fastest, most secure, and
convenient banking platform for the everyday consumer.
Adam is a physicist, technologist, market analyst, business development
specialist, author, and digital currency evangelist. He is a startup
veteran for early stage technology businesses in the roles of CEO / CTO
/ SVP / Director. He has over 20 years of technology innovation and
business management experience building startups in photonics, industrial
automation, telecom, defense, medical devices, medical services, and financial
Services sectors.
He has over 10 years experience working in advisory roles for
defense, software, telco, social media, financial services, consumer, and
retail industries. He has successfully exited three ventures via two
public company acquisitions and one private sale. He has been involved in
launching an IPO on the ASX and numerous private equity / M&A
transactions. He has a significant and varied publication list including
numerous patents, scientific papers, technical white papers, marketing
publications, industry magazine articles, and blog articles (and an
upcoming e-book on Social Media). He relocated from Australia to the Bay
Area in 2012.
Adam was previously
Cofounder and Owner at The SASM Institute;
Founder and Director at
Lightning Gun;
Director of Technology & Business Development at
Infrared Healthcare;
Managing Director at
Critical Mass Investments; and
Founder, CEO, & CTO at
Photon Engineering & Fiberbyte.
Adam earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics at
Adelaide University in 1987. He earned his Ph.D. in
Atomic and Laser Physics at Macquarie University in 1992.
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