{"id":"lloyd-nelson","title":"Lloyd Nelson","content":"**Lloyd Nelson** is the founder and chief executive officer of Blockchain Ventures and serves as Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Digital Assets at Howden. His professional activities have focused on [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) markets, risk management, insurance, and financial technology. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-FTu6hCAAuqv6pOuw) \n\n### Education\n\nLloyd Nelson studied Business at The University of Texas at Arlington, where he also participated in Track & Field as a sprinter. He later attended Northwood University, studying Management and graduating with Magna Cum Laude honors.\n\nNelson was also enrolled in the Executive MBA program at MIT Sloan School of Management but did not complete the program. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-FTu6hCAAuqv6pOuw) \n\n### Career\n\nLloyd Nelson's career has included positions in finance, healthcare technology, digital media, insurance, and digital assets. He has worked in sales, partnerships, finance, and digital asset-related roles across multiple organizations.\n\n#### Early Career\n\nNelson began his professional career as an intern at Lockheed Martin, where he worked from 2002 to 2004. He later held a finance position at HSBC between 2004 and 2006.\n\nFrom 2006 to 2009, Nelson worked in a national sales role at Verizon Digital Media Services. He subsequently served as Area Sales Manager at ZocDoc from 2010 to 2013. Between 2013 and 2015, he worked as Regional Sales Manager at GE Healthcare IT, followed by a similar position at Castlight Health from 2015 to 2016.\n\n#### Healthcare and Strategic Partnerships\n\nFrom 2019 to 2020, Nelson served as Director of Strategic Partnerships at HealthJoy. His responsibilities included work related to partnership initiatives and healthcare navigation services.\n\n#### Digital Assets and Blockchain\n\nIn January 2022, Nelson founded Blockchain Ventures, a venture studio focused on blockchain-related businesses and projects. The organization operates in areas including tokenization, payments, decentralized finance (DeFi), and stablecoins. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since its founding.\n\nIn October 2022, Nelson joined Lockton as Vice President of Digital Assets, a position he held until May 2025. He then served as Vice President of Digital Assets at Newfront from May 2025 to January 2026.\n\n#### Howden\n\nIn January 2026, Nelson joined Howden as Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Digital Assets.\n\nHis responsibilities at Howden include matters related to digital assets, risk management, cyber resilience, regulatory considerations, operational resilience, governance frameworks, and insurance solutions associated with digital finance and related technologies.\n\n#### Industry Activities\n\nNelson participated in the OMFIF Digital Money Summit held in London in 2026. During the event, he took part in discussions concerning digital money, interoperability, tokenization, and regulatory modernization. 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