TEAM

The people behind Parabolik.

Expertise and experience in TradFi and DeFi, in pre-eminent established companies and innovative startups.

LEADERSHIP

Our leadership team

Jean-André Villamizar

Jean-André Villamizar

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Jean-André is a serial entrepreneur and platform builder with 25+ years building product design and UX teams — agency-side, client-side, and in web3. He co-founded Tank Design (UK), working with brands including Citizens Bank, FedEx, and Facebook, and consulted for agencies on rebrands for Vodafone and Credit Suisse. On the client-side, he built product and UX teams from scratch for venture-backed and corporate organizations, including Experian, where he established the UK's UX/CX function and as Head of UX/CX reported directly to the board and senior management.

Jesús Lander

Jesús Lander

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Over a decade in structured and distressed finance as a Director at Barclays and at Deutsche Bank, with deep expertise in asset-backed lending, portfolio financing, and systematic trading. Jesus co-built a fully automated digital asset trading system with a multi-year live track record. Jesus’ work is in combining both traditional finance and crypto infrastructure connecting the accessibility and transparency of DeFi.

Alfredo López

Alfredo López

Chief Technology Officer

Alfredo is a Project Leader and Blockchain Solutions Specialist building secure, production-grade blockchain products across Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks. He has led the design and delivery of Safe-based infrastructure, DeFi platforms, transaction execution layers, and blockchain microservices — working full-stack across Solidity, Node.js, Python, Rust, and React. He specializes in smart contract development, multisig flows, and token operations, bridging on-chain logic with user-facing platforms. Recently expanding into AI-driven automation and data systems to complement blockchain infrastructure. Alfredo has held senior roles at Wisefy, VoxoDeus, Omni, Inc., PAID Network, Kuwai Developers, and PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.

Wendi Carver

Wendi Carver

Chief Operating Officer

Over 25 years' experience in leadership roles in capital markets and digital assets, managing trading desks in multiple assets, including equities, derivatives, and commodities at companies including ABN Amro, Freepoint, NatWest, and Credit Suisse. Wendi has launched funds in commodities, built a tokenization platform in the digital asset space at Atomyze, and was COO and Board Member of BankWyse, a digital asset chartered bank.

Gyula Borbély

Gyula Borbély

Director of Quantitative Engineering

Gyula leads the design and operation of the firm's systematic trading infrastructure, including strategy development and back-testing, execution and real-time monitoring across centralised and decentralised venues. Previously at Deutsche Bank, Gyula built trading and analytics systems for the Corporate and Investment Banks and Chief Risk Office, processing 10M+ trades daily across FX, fixed income, and securities services, under regulatory scrutiny from the SEC, KPMG, and EY. Earlier, he held senior roles at Tesco, Tesco Mobile, and Deloitte, leading data systems processing 100+ billion records.

Jesse Podell

Jesse Podell

Director of Business Development

Jesse is a fintech and digital assets operator with over a two decades of experience across institutional trading and corporate venture capital. He held trading roles at KCG, Jefferies, and Susquehanna before moving into emerging technology and venture, serving as SVP of Strategic Initiatives at Citi Ventures and later leading strategic investments for Ally's Corporate Ventures arm.

Elena Tzvetinova

Elena Tzvetinova

General Counsel

Corporate and financial regulatory lawyer with over 20 years' experience spanning traditional finance and digital assets. Elena practiced at Freshfields and Shearman & Sterling in London, before spending over a decade at The Royal Bank of Scotland leading complex transactional and regulatory work. She was most recently COO of Eunice.ai, where she was instrumental in building and scaling an AI-powered digital asset regtech platform from the ground up. Elena brings deep, cross-disciplinary expertise across finance, AI, and digital assets regulation.

VISION

Our Vision

To enable a world where professional-grade wealth building is the standard.

MISSION

Our Mission

To revolutionize how asset managers, investment platforms, and people connect.

PRESS

Press enquiries

Email
pr@parabolik.io
Address
Parabolik, Inc. 169 Madison Avenue, Suite 16621, New York, NY 10016