A team of financial, technology, health care and disaster relief experts passionate about designing and developing future forward and resilient infrastructures with breakthrough cross-ecosystem business models that enable universal access to, and participation in the world’s economy.
JOHN FAGAN
CEO
John is a former senior US Treasury official, hedge fund strategist at Discovery Capital, and attorney.
​
He is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS and is the co-founder of Markets Policy Partners, a DC-based consultancy.
​
He holds a J.D. and an
M.P.A from Harvard University and bachelor’s from Williams College.
EMERSON TAN
Chief Innovation Officer
Emerson is a cyber-security technologist, humanitarian aid coordinator, speaker, and inventor.
​
He is the firm’s founder and one of the inventors of Payala’s technology.
​
He is an alumnus of University College London and a member of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies. He also volunteers for MapAction and the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination system.
BRENDAN WALSH
CFO
Brendan is a former hedge fund strategist at Discovery Capital and an international economist.
​
He is also the co-Founder of Markets Policy Partners.
​
He holds a master’s in Economics from Fordham University and bachelor’s from the College of the Holy Cross.
JULIAN FINN
CTO
Julian has been innovating and developing new technologies for 20 years. As a developer, and consultant, he has worked in high-growth environments such as the gaming startup Gameforge, Ganske Verlagsgruppe and the German social network XING.
​
He holds a Master's equivalent degree in computer science from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
Dr. Christopher Mores
Dr. Mores is a virologist, epidemiologist, and a professor in global health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health.
He investigated outbreaks of Ebola in W Africa and Zika in the Americas and continues to work closely with the US government and industry on emerging disease threats.
​
He holds a PhD and MS from Harvard University and a bachelor's from Rutgers University.
Principal Innovation,
Public Health Policy
​