Advisors

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone is proud to have a circle of excellent trusted advisors. Our advisors include investors, attorneys, web3 innovators, web3 industry experts, zone professionals and a sociology professor.

Bradley Tusk

Tusk Holdings

Venture capitalist, political strategist, and philanthropist. Co-founder and Managing Partner at Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups in highly regulated industries. Author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics.

Saskia Sassen

The Robert S. Lind Professor of Sociology

Sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration.

Parag Khanna

Thought Leader

Author of Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization (2016), Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State (2017) and The Future is Asian. Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha, an AI-powered analytics platform to forecast asset values and future-proof global real estate.

Alex Tabarrok

George Mason University

Consultant and advisor to blockchain firms. Professor of economics at George Mason University who holds the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center. Co-founder with Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution.

Ryan Haggeman

Head of IBM's Policy Institute

Ryan Hagemann is a Technology Policy Executive at IBM. His policy expertise focuses on regulatory governance of emerging technologies, as well as a broader research portfolio that includes new forms of development.

Scott Richards

Executive Director at Joint Task Force for Anti & Counter Corruption

Experienced political and economic development consultant who has managed projects for numerous high-visibility companies including Group.

Jeff Garzik

Lifelong developer

Jeff’s work is found in every Android phone and data center Linux installation today.

James Holbein

Independent attourney

Mr. Holbein is an experienced international trade and customs lawyer and former U.S. federal executive. He represents several digital assets clients and has published several articles about the emerging digital asset economy and how it may be regulated in the U.S.