Justin Guilder
Justin Guilder is Co-Founder, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Lumida, a digitally native investment advisor specializing in alternative investments and digital assets. In these roles, he oversees all corporate operations, including finance, legal, compliance, people, and investment advisory operations. Guilder has over 18 years of experience having worked on a number of transactions in numerous different industries, including trusts, banking, and financial services from both a business and legal perspective. Previously, Guilder was Co-Founder and CEO of Reserve Trust, the financial institution leading the infrastructure enablement for embedded and programmatic payments. He also served as Co-founder and Managing Director of PennAve One, where he led all investment management and deal structuring for the boutique investment firm. Guilder also practiced law at international law firms, representing commercial banks and mortgage servicing companies in commercial litigation and investigations by the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, New York’s Department of Financial Services, and other state banking regulators.
Justin Guilder Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Operating Officer
Academic History
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Juris Doctor
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Bachelor of Arts
RESERVE TRUST
Guilder originated and developed a strategic business plan for programmatic business payments and embedded financial services.
He raised over $17M from venture capital firms, accredited investors and family offices; led all investment sourcing and investor pitches.
He negotiated and launched correspondent banking relationships with tier 1 strategic bank partnership to support collection and settlement of cross-border payments.
He also developed policies and procedures for all business operations, information security, and corporate governance.
PENNAVE ONE
Guilder led deal sourcing, designed financial models, and implemented transaction structuring and strategy for boutique investment companies.
He conducted due diligence analysis of target companies for business, financial, legal, public policy, and legislative issues.
He was for institutional mechanisms, formation of corporate entities and development of operating audit trails and documentation.
LEGAL
At Denton's he advised major multinational financial services corporations and counseled residential mortgage servicing companies.
At Kilpatrick, he developed financial models to quantify the impact of Hurricane Katrina on shipyard profits for insurance coverage litigation.
He also led negotiations and settled bankruptcy disputes for a multi-billion dollar bank holding company.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Guilder has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.