Ferdinando Ametrano

A physics graduate, he built twenty years of experience in the banking sector and asset management. He has led trading, quantitative finance and risk management teams in Banca IMI, Banca Caboto and Monte Paschi Asset Management, and has been Head of Blockchain and Virtual Currencies in Intesa Sanpaolo. He was long a derivative product finance professional, teaching “Interest Rate Derivatives” at the Milano-Bicocca University until 2022. He is the founder of QuantLib, the open source software project for quantitative finance.

In 2014 he turned to Bitcoin, initially with a critical approach, later making it the main focus of his professional and academic activity. Adjunct professor in several European universities, he teaches “Bitcoin & Crypto-Assets” and is the author of numerous scientific publications.

He takes part regularly in the debate on digital finance and has spoken in academic and institutional settings, including the Italian Parliament, the United Nations and several central banks. He was a member of the organizing committee of Scaling Bitcoin and has contributed to the Bitcoin Core project.

The convergence of financial experience, research and technological expertise led him to co-found CheckSig. As CEO he drives the development of services and infrastructure that let private and institutional investors access Bitcoin and crypto-assets through professional, transparent and security-oriented processes.