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Michael Lau

Investor

Senior Vice President, Group Head of Business Development at Bullish

Hong Kong SAR

About

Michael Lau is Senior Vice President and Group Head of Business Development at Bullish (NYSE:BLSH), overseeing global business development across the Bullish group, including the Bullish Exchange, CoinDesk, and CoinDesk Data, and serves as Chairman of the Consensus digital asset conference. He joined the financial services division in early 2020 to lead institutional sales and marketing for the crypto exchange product now known as Bullish, and previously held roles as Global Chief Marketing Officer and COO of Equity Advisory at CLSA, as well as positions in the equities business at J.P. Morgan. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto, a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy & Innovation from Oxford's Saïd Business School, and completed the CMO Program at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Invests in

Crypto & Web3

Experience

  1. CoinDeskChairman of Consensuscurrent2025 — present
  2. CoinDeskChairman of Consensus Hong Kong2024 — 2025Hong Kong
  3. BullishSenior Vice President, Group Head of Business Developmentcurrent2024 — presentHong Kong
  4. BullishSenior Vice President, Global Head of Sales2022 — 2024Hong Kong
  5. Block.oneSenior Vice President, Global Head of Sales2022
  6. Block.oneVP of Marketing, Head of Institutional Clients2021Hong Kong SAR
  7. Block.oneVice President of Marketing and Communications2020 — 2021Hong Kong SAR
  8. CLSAGlobal Chief Marketing Officer2018 — 2020Hong Kong SAR
  9. CLSACOO Equity Advisory2016 — 2018Hong Kong SAR
  10. CLSADirector of Client Management2013 — 2016Hong Kong SAR
  11. JP MorganEquities Client Strategy & Relationship Manager2010 — 2013Hong Kong SAR
  12. JP MorganCash Equities Project Manager2008 — 2010
  13. UnileverManufacturing Engineer2006 — 2007

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordPostgraduate Diploma in Strategy & Innovation2016 — 2017
  2. Kellogg Executive EducationChief Marketing Officer Program2018
  3. University of TorontoB.A.Sc. with Honors, Industrial Engineering2003 — 2008

Skills & more

Equities13Strategy39Business Strategy16Analytics6Business Process Improvement4Cross-functional Team Leadership7Business Analysis19CRM2Leadership4Valuation5Financial Modeling2Financial Analysis4
+7 moreRisk ManagementInvestment BankingPortfolio ManagementOperations ManagementProject ManagementManagementInvestments

From Michael's professional profile.

Colleagues at Bullish

Alasdair Foster
CEO, Bullish Capital at Bullish
Brendan Blumer
Chairman at Bullish
Chris Tyrer
President of Bullish Exchange at Bullish
David Bonanno
Chief Financial Officer at Bullish
David LaValle
President of CoinDesk Data & Indices at Bullish
George Gaffney
Chief Operating Officer at Bullish
James Mendes
Chief People Officer at Bullish
Jay Yarow
President of CoinDesk Media & Events at Bullish

Frequently asked questions

Where does Michael Lau work?
Michael Lau is Senior Vice President, Group Head of Business Development at Bullish.
What does Michael Lau invest in?
Michael Lau invests in Crypto & Web3.

Same school

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford248

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Also attended Kellogg Executive Education15

Gretchen McClainInvestor at EPIC VENTURESLaurie McGrawInvestor at HLM Investment PartnersXavier BaillèresInvestor at Endurance28Deborah BackusBoard Member at SCI VenturesPaul KrajewskiProduct Management / Research, MarTech SaaS at Founder Institute Australia & New ZealandJuan Pablo Sánchez GnecchiCEO & Co-founder at BlueBox Ventures

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Also attended University of Toronto321

Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at CoinDesk11

John HendersonPartner at AirTree VenturesJihoon JeongGeneral Partner at Asia2G CapitalEmma FlahertySenior Associate, Business Development at New York Life VenturesShakil KhanCo-Founder at Prima MateriaSoledad ContrerasDirector of Partnerships, Coindesk at HyperNestJay YarowPresident of CoinDesk Media & Events at Bullish

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Also worked at Bullish10

DavidInvestor at Hartmann CapitalTom FarleyChief Executive Officer at BullishDavid BonannoChief Financial Officer at BullishGeorge GaffneyChief Operating Officer at BullishMothusi MajindaChief Technology Officer at BullishMark WoodsHead of Product at Bullish

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Also worked at Block.one8

Esme HodsonCompliance at SC VenturesHan LiuMentor at Lair East LabsMothusi MajindaChief Technology Officer at BullishMark WoodsHead of Product at BullishJames MendesChief People Officer at BullishNicholas ArmstrongGeneral Counsel at Bullish

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Also worked at CLSA13

Nihar VeteAssociate Investments at DSG Consumer PartnersMick AguirrePrincipal, Strategy & Sustainability at Kickstart VenturesMicah TanjuatcoAssociate, Portfolio Management at Wavemaker PartnersAndrew WongInvestments, Director at TRIRECManish DabirSenior Advisor at Elevar EquityAashish AgarwalManaging Director of Jefferies at Varanium NexGen

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