Shannon Kurtas

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates16 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led product management at Coinbase Advanced.
Extensive experience in cryptocurrency trading.
Non-Executive Director for multiple financial firms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with expertise in cryptocurrency and quantitative trading.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementCryptocurrency

Other Skills

Non-Executive DirectorBoard of DirectorsFixed IncomeDerivativesTradingPythonRGoData ScienceHedge FundsOptionsStatistical ArbitrageRelative ValueVolatility ArbitrageGlobal Macro

Experience

16 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Coinbase

Head of Coinbase Advanced

Oct 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Non-Executive DirectorBoard of DirectorsProduct ManagementCryptocurrency

Kraken digital asset exchange

VP Product

May 2020 – Oct 2025 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

GM, Kraken Pro & Exchange
Non-Exec Director, Payward Global Solutions Limited (EU MiCA)
Non-Exec Director, Payward European Solutions Limited (EU MiCA)
Non-Exec Director, Crypto Facilities Ltd (UK MTF)

Non-Executive DirectorBoard of DirectorsProduct Management

Brevan howard / elwood asset management llp

Senior Quant Trader

Feb 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Cryptocurrency

Bgc partners

Senior Quant

Jun 2017 – Jan 2018 · 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Fixed income volatility

Deutsche bank

2 roles

Vice President, Interest Rate Options Trader

Jul 2011 – Dec 2016 · 5 yrs 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

EUR Gamma, Mid-Curves, Spread Options, Light Exotics, Structured Notes

Summer Associate

Jun 2010 – Aug 2010 · 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Hybrid Derivatives Structuring, Sovereign and Supranational Derivative Solutions

Intel corporation

Semiconductor Design Engineer

Sep 2007 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos · Shanghai, Hong Kong and Portland, OR

Statistical semiconductor timing analysis, design automation, lithographic model calibration. Memory bank & address decoder design, layout and optimization (Intel Xeon & Larrabee GPU).