About Jack
I build the risk, control and governance frameworks that let institutions adopt new financial market infrastructure safely.
Over a decade across internal audit, operational risk, treasury risk and third party risk management, much of it at DAX listed Henkel, I've specialised in one thing: translating complex regulation into production ready controls. Today I apply that to the fastest moving corner of FMI: tokenised assets, DLT based settlement and collateral, and the digital asset regulatory stack of MiCA, DORA and operational resilience.
The through line across audit, treasury, procurement and digital assets has always been the same, identify the risk, design the control, build the governance, make it operational. That's what made the move into digital assets a natural extension rather than a pivot: the technology changes, the discipline doesn't.
I'm completing an MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency at the University of Nicosia, with thesis research on the liquidity risk, haircuts and eligibility treatment of tokenised treasuries and money market funds used as collateral, directly relevant now that the ECB has opened Eurosystem collateral eligibility to DLT issued securities. I recently represented UNIC at the British Blockchain Association's conference at the House of Commons.
I'm focused on roles in financial market infrastructure, banking and digital assets, risk, controls, operational resilience, compliance and governance. Based in the Brussels metropolitan area, authorised to work in Belgium and the UK with no sponsorship required, and open to remote.
Focus areas: Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) · Operational Resilience · DORA · MiCA · Internal Audit · Operational Risk · Third Party Risk Management · Governance, Risk & Controls · Digital Assets · Tokenisation · Tokenization · DLT · Regulatory Compliance
English
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
French
Basic
Can work on-site
Liège (up to 50km)
Experience
- University of NicosiaGraduate Researcher – AI Governance & Digital TrustEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGFebruary 2026 - Today (5 months)Liège, Belgium• Selected for a competitive merit based scholarship to research the operationalisation of EU regulatory frameworks, eIDAS 2.0 and the EU AI Act, within regulated institutional ecosystems.• Translating complex regulatory and technical change into actionable governance, moving DLT initiatives from concept to production ready, well controlled systems.• Co authoring a research paper with Professor Soulla Louca, "Blockchain on the technical integration of verifiable credentials and decentralised identity to make AI systems auditable and trustworthy.• Represented UNIC at the British Blockchain Association's 8th International Scientific Conference at the House of Commons, contributing to policy discussions on evidence based regulation and DLT adoption alongside regulators and policymakers.• Evaluating interoperability requirements for the EU Digital Identity Wallet, examining how verifiable data traceability can satisfy the trustworthy AI and governance mandates of the EU AI Act.
- 5Ws of CryptoFounder | Digital Asset Risk & GovernanceJuly 2025 - Today (1 year)Liège, Belgium• Founded and run an independent research and analysis platform that assesses digital asset and DLT initiatives through a risk, governance and operational viability lens, moving evaluation beyond market speculation toward what institutions can actually adopt.• Designed the proprietary "5Ws" assessment framework to evaluate digital asset initiatives against governance structures, operational viability and real world utility, a structured method for separating credible infrastructure from high risk activity.• Monitor and analyse evolving EU regulation, MiCA, DORA and the EU AI Act, and translate emerging frameworks into clear implications for institutional adoption and digital market infrastructure.• Apply structured risk assessment to distinguish legitimate blockchain and tokenisation use cases from high risk activity, building an evidence based body of analysis for a professional audience.• Produce regulatory and technical analysis on tokenisation, collateral and the operationalisation of trust in digital markets, drawing on research from the MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currency.
- FullFibre LimitedTechnical Project ManagerApril 2024 - June 2025 (1 year and 2 months)• Directed a company wide vendor and software portfolio review following the FullFibre/Digital Infrastructure merger, assessing operational fit, cost efficiency and third party risk exposure, contributing to projected annual savings exceeding £500,000.• Rolled out a suite of company wide Information Security policies, strengthening the control and governance environment during a high change post merger integration.• Strengthened delivery governance and project controls across multiple workstreams, raising documentation standards, reporting transparency and execution consistency, with comprehensive project documentation aligned to best practice.• Led technology programmes end to end, including a backhaul circuit review delivering ~£104,000 in annual savings and a SIM provider consolidation delivering ~£84,000, alongside regulatory due diligence and Ofcom data analysis.• Acted as the primary coordination point between technology, operations, procurement and executive leadership, managing change and minimising disruption through critical transformation.
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Education
- Master of Science (MSc)University of Nicosia2026Blockchain and Digital Currency
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)Maastricht University School of Business and Economics2017International Business