What does Michael Lau invest in?

Michael Lau invests in Crypto & Web3.

Where did Michael Lau go to school?

Michael Lau studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy & Innovation); Kellogg Executive Education (Chief Marketing Officer Program); University of Toronto (B.A.Sc. with Honors, Industrial Engineering).

Michael Lau

Investor

Senior Vice President, Group Head of Business Development at Bullish

Hong Kong SAR

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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

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

Skills & more

Equities13Strategy39Business Strategy16Analytics6Business Process Improvement4Cross-functional Team Leadership7Business Analysis19CRM2Leadership4Valuation5Financial Modeling2Financial Analysis4

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Risk 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

Who is Michael Lau?: 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.
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.
Where did Michael Lau go to school?: Michael Lau studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy & Innovation); Kellogg Executive Education (Chief Marketing Officer Program); University of Toronto (B.A.Sc. with Honors, Industrial Engineering).

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Also attended Kellogg Executive Education29

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Also attended University of Toronto594

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Shared employers

Also worked at CoinDesk15

John HendersonPartner at AirTree Ventures Jihoon JeongGeneral Partner at Asia2G Capital Emma FlahertySenior Associate, Business Development at New York Life Ventures Shakil KhanCo-Founder at Prima Materia WillyInvestor at CMCC Global Jadran TrevisanInvestor at Eni Next

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Also worked at Bullish10

DavidInvestor at Hartmann Capital Tom FarleyChief Executive Officer at Bullish David BonannoChief Financial Officer at Bullish George GaffneyChief Operating Officer at Bullish Mothusi MajindaChief Technology Officer at Bullish Mark WoodsHead of Product at Bullish

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Also worked at Block.one11

Esme HodsonCompliance at SC Ventures Han LiuMentor at Lair East Labs Mothusi MajindaChief Technology Officer at Bullish Mark WoodsHead of Product at Bullish James MendesChief People Officer at Bullish Nicholas ArmstrongGeneral Counsel at Bullish

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Also worked at CLSA26

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