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Dan Elitzer

Co-Founder at Nascent

Tucson, Arizona

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Bitcoin
Digital Currencies
Nonprofits
International Development
Management Consulting
Microfinance
Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Enterprise
Economic Development
Policy
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Cryptocurrency
FinTech
Strategic Planning
Strategy

Education

Work Experience

2020

  • Co-Founder

    2020

    Nascent is a team of builders who back early-stage founders creating products and primitives for an open financial world. We invest in both venture and liquid strategies as deep users of the crypto ecosystem we are helping to build.

2015 - 2020

  • Founding Team, IDEO CoLab Ventures

    2018 - 2020

  • Blockchain & Distributed Web Portfolio Lead

    2017 - 2018

  • Blockchain & Digital Identity Lead

    2015 - 2017

2015 - 2020

  • Business Design, IDEO CoLab

    2015 - 2020

2016 - 2017

  • e-Residency Advisory Board Member

    2016 - 2017

  • Product Intern

    2014 - 2014

2013 - 2014

  • Founding President

    2013 - 2014

2010 - 2013

  • Finance & Operations Officer

    2011 - 2013

    Provided oversight of all international finance and administrative operations, including establishing & maintaining foreign office policies and procedures, training overseas staff, conducting and coordinating internal/external audits and internal controls checks and assisting with the budgeting process.

  • Finance Analyst

    2010 - 2011

    Filled in for the Director of Finance, including leading annual budgeting process and overseeing financial functions of all field offices in conjunction with local accountants and country directors.

  • Finance Consultant

    2010 - 2010

    Two-month project to assisted with post-registration activities for Uganda country office. Activities included researching tax and liability issues, securing insurance coverage, liaising with lawyers and accountants, on-boarding local accountant, and training staff on accounting procedures.

  • Logistics Consultant

    2010 - 2010

    During a 10-week assignment, analyzed transportation costs, developed logistics benchmarks, deployed CRM software, and designed and implemented new order fulfillment process in consultation with sales and supply chain departments

  • Senior Associate

    2007 - 2009

    Community Wealth Partners (formerly Community Wealth Ventures) is a boutique business and strategy consulting firm for nonprofits and foundations, specializing in sustainable revenue models and earned income strategies.

2005 - 2005

  • Summer Associate

    2005 - 2005

    Researched and wrote reports on leading US-based social entrepreneurs in consideration for Ashoka Fellowship nominations.