Brendan Winkler, CAIA

Brendan is a Managing Director within EYs Wealth and Asset Management Consulting practice and leads its digital asset and blockchain consulting initiatives across the sector.  He brings over 20 years of experience dedicated to leading strategy, operations and technology transformation initiatives within the asset management, proprietary trading, service provider, and digital asset and blockchain industry sectors.

Brendan has operated within the cryptocurrency, digital assets, and blockchain technology space since 2013 and is currently assisting clients navigate their entry into the digital asset markets, develop new products and services, and integrate new capabilities to engage in those markets.  He has also worked closely with crypto-native firms to ‘bridge’ traditional and crypto financial ecosystems, including the development of digital asset prime brokerage solutions mirroring the traditional equities prime brokerage space.  Additionally, Brendan is currently supporting multiple asset management clients in their efforts to tokenize alternative investment funds, real-world assets, and leverage blockchain-as-infrastructure on a consortium basis to evolve the financial services ecosystem.

Prior to joining EY, Brendan led the strategic transformation of front and middle office operations and technology capabilities for the crypto-trading business of a leading global quantitative trading firm, including multi-exchange integration, custody, post-trade strategy, collateral and risk management functions.