Fred Thiel

Formal First Name

Frederick (Fred)

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Dates

1960 - present

Location

Fred Thiel is a leading authority on financial technology, digital assets, blockchain, bitcoin, crypto mining, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things. Thiel serves as Chairman and CEO of Thiel Advisors, and Chairman and CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and the generation of digital assets. In addition, he is a member of the Gold Pacific Region’s Young President’s Organization (YPO) and incoming chair to the YPO Technology Network. Thiel is also a recognized expert on venture capital, private equity, semiconductor, data communications, and the digital transformations of companies and industries. He is also a highly regarded value creator and trusted advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams. With over 25 years of operating experience across technology industries, he provides deep mastery and strategic advice on transformational value creation, the process of generating growth, and shareholder value. Previously, he co-founded and served as chairman of Sprocket, a blockchain and cryptocurrency technology and financial services company.

Asset Classes

	Bitcoin
	Cryptocurrency

Industries

	Financial Technology
	Software

Strategies

	Exit Strategy
	Venture Capital

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CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Digital Holdings, a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thiel Advisors, a boutique strategy and leadership development consulting firm
Chairman of the Advisory Board of Post-Lean Institute, a global research and consulting firm
Chairman of Sequent Software, a developer of digital issuance and mobile wallet platform-as-a-service
Chairman of Oden Technologies, an intelligent industrial automation company
General Partner at Navigate Ventures, a early/mid growth stage fund
Senior Advisor at Graham Partners, a private investment firm focused on investing in businesses with proprietary technologies
Industrial Advisor at EQT Partners, a purpose-driven global investment organization
Current Member of the Young Presidents' Organization, a global leadership community of chief executives

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

As a CEO, Thiel has led companies through rapid growth to IPO, repositioned companies for high-value exits to strategic and financial acquirers, led M&A and roll-up strategies, as well as successfully executed corporate turnarounds and wind downs.
He has led multiple successful corporate transformations, resulting in over $1 billion of value creation via exits to public markets as well as financial and strategic acquirers.
He has repeatedly driven rapid growth and generated many hundreds of billions of dollars in shareholder value.

MEDIA AND OTHER APPEARANCES

Thiel is a frequent speaker at conferences and guest lecturer at business schools and universities.
He speaks on the topics of innovation, disruption, technology trends, and transformational stakeholder value creation—his proprietary process of generating growth in value for all of the stakeholders in any business.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.

OTHERS

Thiel attended classes at the Stockholm School of Economics and executive classes at Harvard Business School.
He is fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish, and French.

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