{"id":"sidney-powell","title":"Sidney Powell","content":"**Sidney Powell** is an Australian fintech entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of [Maple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/maple-finance), a decentralized corporate credit marketplace that bridges institutional finance with [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi). He is based in Miami, Florida.  [[1]](#cite-id-zXMJg4YX7U)\n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](WrWgveKdrSg)$$\n<br>\n\n## Overview & Early Career\n\nPowell began his career at National Australia Bank, where he held several roles across securitization, capital financing, and credit risk between 2014 and 2017. He later joined Angle Finance, initially serving as a Portfolio Manager before being appointed Treasurer, where he remained until 2020. Sidney Powell has professional working proficiency in French, and has also published research on global economic trends. They include _Charting China's Economic Growth_ and _India's 2012 Reforms: Implications for Sustainable Economic Development_.  [[1]](#cite-id-zXMJg4YX7U)\n\n## Maple Finance\n\nIn October 2020, Powell co-founded [Maple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/maple-finance) and currently serves as its CEO. Under his leadership, [Maple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/maple-finance) has become a prominent platform for institutional lending within the [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) ecosystem, focusing on infrastructure for capital markets and secured credit.  [[1]](#cite-id-zXMJg4YX7U)\n\n## Education\n\nPowell holds a Bachelor of Finance and Law (LLB) from the University of Adelaide. He also studied International Finance at HEC Montréal as part of a Bachelor of Business Administration exchange in 2012. He is a CFA Program Candidate (as of 2016).  [[1]](#cite-id-zXMJg4YX7U)","summary":"Sidney Powell is an Australian fintech entrepreneur and CEO of Maple, a decentralized corporate credit marketplace. He has a background in finance and has publi...","images":[{"id":"QmPdzAbM3F5gFN8TdeVgRNif8KR1jWdG1hhN9Gwr3Ud3uJ","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Ethereum"},{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"Stablecoins"},{"id":"Solana"},{"id":"Blockchains"}],"media":[{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrWgveKdrSg","size":null,"name":"WrWgveKdrSg","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidneypowell/\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Sidney Powell\",\"id\":\"zXMJg4YX7U\",\"timestamp\":1744428624865}]"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidneypowell/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/syrupsid"},{"id":"website","value":"https://maple.finance/company"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmR1fF9uM7CnbEVyKFQWyYwd4hQwHsttvxehcsK7EFqWVc"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmR1fF9uM7CnbEVyKFQWyYwd4hQwHsttvxehcsK7EFqWVc"},{"id":"commit-message","value":""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmNrQQnmxGDXfa3BYjVh2qneBN3GEbV1LbZ37KCo7YC7Gd"}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x3Ab775982E68255d90A2A0F7a5919A30c55F550d"},"author":{"id":"0x3Ab775982E68255d90A2A0F7a5919A30c55F550d"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":["maple-finance"],"speakers":[]}}