Pantera Capital, a US hedge fund specialising in cryptocurrencies, has appointed Samir Shah as chief operating officer.
He brings more than 20 years of experience in leading teams across investment banking, and asset and wealth management, as well as building startups into scalable profitable businesses and executing technology and operations transformation programmes.
Shah spent more than 12 years at J.P. Morgan, most recently as managing director, head of asset management sales for platform sales, where he oversaw sales, business development and relationship management for the firm’s Securities Services business to its asset manager client base.
Other previous roles at J.P. Morgan include head of digital solutions, head of transformation, investor services, and head of strategy for the Americas.
Before his tenure at J.P. Morgan, Shah served as associate principal at McKinsey & Company, where he led client teams through diagnostic assessments, strategy development and execution.
Commenting on his new role via LinkedIn, Shah says: “After 12 fantastic years with J.P. Morgan, it is bittersweet for me to share that I will be starting a new professional chapter. I have been incredibly fortunate at J.P. Morgan, taking on many new challenges within the bank across sales, strategy and digital roles. While each role was unique, the one constant was the amazing people I had the opportunity to work with every day.
“As for my next step, I am thrilled to share that I will be joining Pantera Capital as chief operating officer. Pantera is one of the industry’s leading investors in blockchain technology, and I am excited to partner with Dan Morehead, Joey Krug and the broader Pantera team to help take the organisation to new heights!”
