In this Silicon Valley Tech & AI episode presented by GSD Venture Studios Gary Fowler interviews Oliver Gale.



Oliver Gale is a web3 tech entrepreneur, investor, CBDC pioneer, and a founder of multiple web3 companies including Panther - a zero knowledge DeFi protocol, Bitt - the world's first CBDC company, Fluent - stablecoin infrastructure for banks, Elemental - consumer payroll advance platform, and BaseTwo - a venture studio and private asset manager. Oliver has served as a CFO, CPO, President, CEO, chairman and director across projects he has worked for over the past decade and is passionate about product vision and strategy. For several years, Oliver has been a leading global advocate web3 technology, championing policy making discussions and thought leadership for organizations including the UN, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Commonwealth Secretariat, Caribbean Development Bank, MIT, Columbia University, and the IMF. Outside of work, Oliver is also an award-winning reggae singer. Oliver graduated with double honors Bsc in Accounting and Management from University of Bristol in 2009.