OUR TEAM

A team with unrivaled expertise in complex and emerging technologies.

BLOCKCHAIN INVESTIGATIONS AND TESTIFYING EXPERT, PARTNER AND CO-FOUNDER

Dr. Matt Edman has been widely recognized by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities and in state and federal courts as an expert on digital forensic investigations related to crypto assets and anonymous communication systems. He holds an MS and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where his research focused on security and applied cryptography, including the design and analysis of anonymous communication systems and novel techniques for cryptographic security and authentication in wireless networks.

Matt Edman, Ph.D.

Dave Franzel

BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTO ASSET INVESTIGATIONS, PARTNER AND CO-FOUNDER

Dave Franzel is an open source intelligence (OSINT) expert and security technologist who specializes in blockchain and cybersecurity investigations. Dave has extensive experience supporting a range of blockchain investigations related to civil and criminal litigation with wallet attribution, flow of funds analysis, and due diligence. Prior to co-founding NAXO, Dave served in product and security roles in developing investment technology at the world’s largest hedge fund.

Andrew Rosini

RISK MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS EXPERT, PARTNER

Andrew is a seasoned risk management executive and compliance investigations expert with more than 20 years of professional services experience, most recently in a leadership role at one of the world’s leading consultancies.

Working at the intersection of traditional and decentralized finance, Andrew leads teams of investigators, accountants, economists, technologists, and data scientists on a range of complex engagements, including monitorships, KYC/AML lookbacks, governance program implementations, and in-depth investigative due diligence.

Tom Kiernan

FORMER FBI COMPUTER SCIENTIST, PARTNER AND CO-FOUNDER

A former computer scientist for the FBI, Tom Kiernan specializes in digital forensic analysis and investigations involving emerging technologies and complex datasets. During his 23-year career with the FBI’s New York field office, Tom provided technical and forensic investigative support to criminal, terrorism, and national security cases. He is a recipient of the US Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding Cyber Investigation and the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Cyber Investigations.

Pete Manning

FORMER HSI SPECIAL AGENT, BLOCKCHAIN & DARK WEB INVESTIGATIONS, TESTIFYING EXPERT

Peter Manning is a former Senior Special Agent and Computer Forensics Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and an expert in blockchain and dark web investigations. In his role at HSI, Peter used his deep technical expertise to investigate a range of cyber and crypto asset-enabled crime, including crimes against children, financial crimes, and network intrusions. Using novel investigative techniques, Peter has also spent over a decade identifying, locating, and apprehending criminals who use decentralized networks to obfuscate their identities.

Jimmi Carney

FORMER AWS SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Jimmi Carney is a software engineer with over a decade of experience building and maintaining complex websites and applications. He specializes in architecting sophisticated cloud-native solutions and has a proven track record of delivering robust, scalable, and secure products. Prior to joining NAXO, Jimmi spent four years at Amazon Web Services, where he was responsible for building and deploying internal applications involving highly sensitive financial data.

Dayana Meza Giraldo

DATA SCIENTIST, BLOCKCHAIN INVESTIGATOR

Dayana is a trained data scientist and expert in crypto asset investigations. By combining her data science knowledge and blockchain expertise, she conducts holistic crypto asset investigations across blockchains. In addition to using data science to aid investigations, Dayana uses her blockchain fingerprinting expertise to design and write programs to facilitate advanced crypto asset investigations.

Justin Ehrenhofer

BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTO ASSET INVESTIGATIONS, TESTIFYING EXPERT

Justin Ehrenhofer is a decentralized systems technologist and blockchain expert who specializes in privacy protocols. Justin has applied his expertise to a broad range of investigations and regularly helps legal teams, law enforcement and companies analyze transactions involving privacy coins and other crypto assets, including Monero. Justin also has extensive experience developing and supporting compliance programs, most notably at DV Chain and Cake Wallet where he spent the early part of his career.

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