Ark Invest’s Crypto Head Calls It Quits
Yassine Elmandjra, Director of Digital Assets at Ark Investment Management, is leaving the firm after six and a half years.
Elmandjra said that words could not express his “gratitude” to Ark CEO Cathie Wood and the entire team for all of his experiences during his stint at the firm.
Chris Burniske, partner at Placeholder, was Ark’s original cryptocurrency lead. He spearheaded the strategy, product development and research around cryptocurrencies after the investment firm was launched in 2014.
Wood, former chief investment officer (CIO) at global asset management firm AllianceBernstein, founded Ark after her idea of launching ETFs based on…
