CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Accelerate (Moderator)
Julian is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Accelerate, a leading alternative investment solution provider. Prior to founding Accelerate in 2018, he was the Chief Investment Officer of Ross Smith Asset Management where he managed a number of award-winning alternative investment strategies for nearly a decade. He started his career as an Analyst at BMO Capital Markets. Julian is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a Director of the CFA Society Calgary.
Julian founded Canada's first cryptocurrency fund in 2017 and currently manages Canada's first Web3 investment vehicle, the Accelerate NFT Fund.
Julian has been featured in some of the world’s top financial and business media including Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, BNN, Business Insider and The Globe and Mail.