Don is the CIO and co-founder of South Wake Digital and Portfolio Manager of SWD Fund I. Prior to founding the firm, he spent his professional career at the intersection of science, technology, and business. Before graduating summa cum laude from the Honors College at FAU with a triple major, he worked in a neuroscience lab at the Scripps Research Institute. His research here would ultimately be published in renowned academic journals. As a Product Manager and Sales Director at a technology company, Don managed the P&L and product development of the company’s technology products and facilitated multimillion dollar government contracts. Since then, Don spends his time as an educator and an advisor for Digital Asset project teams.