Lex Sokolin

Background

About Lex Sokolin

I am a co-founder of Generative Ventures, an engaged venture fund focused on the machine economy. We look at Seed and Series A company across Fintech, Web3, and Artificial Intelligence. Previously, I held the roles of Chief Economist, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, the labs company behind MetaMask and Ethereum. Additionally, I write the Fintech Blueprint - an industry newsletter for readers at By background, I am a New York & London entrepreneur with senior operating and board-level experience, i.e, thick scar tissue, in blockchain, digital investing, and wealth management. I've spent my time on Wall St - Lehman, Barclays, Deutsche - but also hand-coded websites and programmed generative abstract art. I founded the Fintech practice at Autonomous, a financial services equity research firm, acquired by Alliance Bernstein, where I focused on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and mixed reality. Previously, I was COO and led product design and corporate development at AdvisorEngine, a wealth management platform built on roboadvisor DNA, acquired by Franklin Templeton. I was also CEO of NestEgg, a roboadvisor focused on delivering financial advice algorithmically, which I founded while getting a JD/MBA from Columbia - a reckless but fun decision. As part of building a view around Fintech and Futurism, I've been lucky to contribute to the WSJ, The Economist, Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, American Banker, ThinkAdvisor, Financial-Planning, and Investment News, among others. I've also spoken on the future of technology at Money2020, LendIt, Techonomy, General Assembly, In|Vest, T3 Enterprise Edition, and the FPA conferences. In addition to my work in financial services, I'm a practicing visual artist focusing on abstraction and new media, with work exhibited in galleries and published nationally. That's shared here: http://urban-aesthete.tumblr.com/