Michael C. Creadon
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced senior executive with 25+ years in finance and technology. Have both a broad entrepreneurial background and also the ability to function at a high level in an organization of any size. A proven ability to lead teams. Demonstrated leadership capabilities and serve as a team player. Passionate about digital technologies. Very seasoned writing ability and excellent communication skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
President of Operations
Inveniam
01.2020 - Current
- Raised $5 MM to launch open-source decentralized protocol Accumulate, a hard-fork of existing protocol called Factom (which originated in 2014)
- Managed a team of two dozen engineers working on tight deadlines and budgets to launch Accumulate in November, 2022
- Responsible for identifying and hiring outside legal team to ensure. regulatory compliance of network, which is based in Gibraltar
- Worked closely with parent company Inveniam on data-driven solutions leading to tokenization of private market assets such as commercial real estate and private equity
- Engaged in a consulting capacity in 2019 in fintech space during garden leave period between Traditum and Inveniam
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Traditum Group, LLC
01.2003 - 12.2019
- Generated $20 million in net profit to partnership on seed investment of $1.25 million; annualized rate of return 22% over a 14-year period – controlled 33% of firm since 2003
- Served as lead trading strategist with $165 million in trading revenue; zero down years trading
- Developed trading algorithms and led training efforts for entire fixed-income unit
- Responsible for 75 employees with offices in three states – handled hiring, training, compensation, marketing/branding, and legal/accounting matters at firm
- Conducted quarterly board meetings; prepared board agenda serving as secretary
- Raised capital and consistently paid a 5% dividend annually in addition to the net income returns
- Served as the Chief Compliance Officer monitoring firm algorithms; regulated by the CFTC
- Developed expertise on yield curve trading, US government debt and global fixed-income
- Acquired in-depth knowledgeable of the futures and options commodities on CME and ICE, with risk management and trading expertise in natural gas, crude oil, dairy, coffee and cocoa products
- Spearheaded a social media campaign aimed at re-branding Traditum as a technology firm
- Interviewed by such publications as Bloomberg, the FT and Crain’s Chicago on financial markets
- Expert in firm-wide risk management; deep domain knowledge on the global political economy
- Served lengthy non-compete that kept me out of the market for more than one year; did consulting work in 2019 before resuming full-time work at Inveniam in 2019
Reporter
TIME, Bloomberg & LinkedIn
12.1997 - 11.2019
- Business reporter during and after grad school in New York, Mexico City and Sydney.
- Upon returning to U.S., began a clerkship at CBOT which began my career in futures and options space
- Have written extensively and daily on LinkedIn for 5 1/2 years covering such topics as bitcoin, bond market, monetary policy and Federal Reserve, global affairs, kids baseball and politics in Washington. My posts have been viewed estimated 10 million times or more and readership is at such institutions as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, EY, Citi, Coinbase, among others,
- My social media writing has. allowed me to build network with 40,000 followers and global contact list. I continue my LinkedIn writing to this day.
Fixed Income Analyst
Sangamon Trading Hedge Fund
04.1998 - 10.2002
- Generated consistent returns year-over-year from Japanese trading desk
- Maintained monthly profitability in spread curve trading and wrote dailty market summary reports
- Prepared month-end variance analysis on financial results
- Analyzed current and historical financial results
- Developed and tracked key operational and financial performance metrics against strategic objectives
Education
Masters of Public Administration -
Colombia University
New York, NY06.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN06.1990
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL (Rome Campus)06.1989
Skills
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Consulting
- Business Development
- Staff Management
- Negotiation
- Excellent Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Certification
United States Peace Corps Volunteer (Namibia, 1991-1992). Early investor in email provider RPost, a privately held concern; former owner of CBOT AM seat. Accredited investor in two Granite Hall fund of funds – Private Equity II and Real Estate I. Executive Producer of Wordplay, a highly-acclaimed documentary (Sundance 2006). Hamlin Park baseball Coach; St. Clement Men’s Communio & Service Day; Fantasy Football Enthusiast.
Timeline
President of Operations
Inveniam
01.2020 - Current
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Traditum Group, LLC
01.2003 - 12.2019
Fixed Income Analyst
Sangamon Trading Hedge Fund
04.1998 - 10.2002
Reporter
TIME, Bloomberg & LinkedIn
12.1997 - 11.2019
Masters of Public Administration -
Colombia University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Indiana University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Loyola University of Chicago
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