Veronica M.

Experience

• Move the Needle

  Independent Consultant

  Mar 2022 - Present

  Advisory and capacity building for professionals and organisations navigating emerging tech, AI, and digital finance. Workshops, one-to-one consulting, and strategic support across Europe.

  • Recognised as one of the Top 100 Women of the Future (2024)
  • Contributing author, Artificial Intelligence for Business (Kamales Lardi, 2024)
  • Built and sustained a Substack on women in tech and digital finance for three years
  • Delivered workshops and lectures across Europe, Stockholm, and the Bahamas

• Bloomwater Capital

  Co-founder, Managing Director and Compliance Officer

  Apr 2018 - Sep 2020

  Co-founded a BVI-regulated cryptocurrency hedge fund. Built all operational infrastructure from scratch including compliance frameworks, investor relations, governance, and reporting systems.

  • Co-founded and operationalised a regulated cryptocurrency hedge fund from scratch.
  • Built full compliance framework under BVI DLT Provider regulations.
  • Established investor relations and fund governance infrastructure independently.
  • Secured a CME account, a first for a cryptocurrency fund at the time.
  • Featured in the "3rd Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report 2021" PWC report on the cryptocurrency sector.
  • Speaker at London Fintech Week, Blockchain Week London, Blockchain Unchained London, The Trading Show Europe, and other international conferences as founding partner.

• Private Investor & Advisor

  Private Investor & Advisor

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2024

  Angel investor in startups, blockchain protocols, and cryptocurrencies. Advisor to Novum Insights and other blockchain startups. Cryptocurrency mining operations 2017 to 2019.

  • Early mover in cryptocurrency investments since 2014
  • Ran cryptocurrency mining operations in the UK and China from 2017 to 2019.
  • Advisor to Novum Insights on blockchain market intelligence strategy
  • Made angel investments in early-stage startups and protocol-level investments in blockchain networks from 2015 to 2024.

• Cuboid Consulting

  Co-founder and Managing Director

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2019

  Co-founded and ran an IT management consultancy for nine years delivering programme governance, strategic advisory, and technical IT solutions to UK government departments, financial institutions, and entertainment sector clients. Services spanned project portfolio management, business intelligence implementation, and solution architecture. Built the business from zero, managed client relationships, and oversaw delivery across multiple concurrent engagements while my co-founder led technical architecture and development.

  • Delivered business intelligence and OBIEE implementations for public sector and entertainment clients
  • Managed concurrent delivery across programme governance and technical development workstreams
  • Maintained nine-year track record across government, financial services, and media sectors

• Independent Consultant

  Programme Management Consultant

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2019

  Delivered programme governance, PMO design, and operational improvement across UK clients including major media, energy, and government organisations. Engagements included BBC Worldwide and EDF Energy among others. Ran alongside Cuboid Consulting from 2011.

  • Led PMO governance and programme controls for a major rights management IT programme at BBC Worldwide
  • Led programme controls and operations process improvement at EDF Energy
  • Consistently delivered complex multi-stakeholder programmes on time across local government and private sector clients