Amanda Wick

Founder and CEO

The Association's founder and chief executive officer is Amanda Wick, a former federal prosecutor and champion of women who believes that women in business and investing need an organization dedicated to enhancing their access – and success - in the predominantly male-dominated industries of cryptocurrency and other digital assets, blockchain, web3, and related technology and services.

During a distinguished career that includes roles as the Chief of Legal Affairs at Chainalysis, Inc., as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), she has learned firsthand that the playing field is not level for women in tech, and much more needs to be done to ensure their equal inclusion in the future of digital finance.

Ms. Wick and other women in crypto and crypto-adjacent ecosystems agree that a new support network of advisors, mentors and other professionals is needed to increase the inclusion and advancement of women in the cryptocurrency industry through mentoring/sponsor relationships, training, and educational programs.

They also believe that we need to increase women's awareness of, and participation in venture capital investment opportunities and increase access to investment and funding opportunities for women-owned and women-operated crypto and crypto-adjacent companies.

Jane Khodarkovsky is the General Counsel at Celo Foundation, where she helps the Foundation and Celo ecosystem achieve its mission of building conditions of prosperity and financial inclusion for all.

Prior to Celo, Jane was a Trial Attorney and Human Trafficking Finance Specialist with the DOJ where she investigated and prosecuted multi-jurisdictional and international money laundering and financial crimes, including those involving virtual currency and exchanges, focused on human rights, human trafficking, corporate supply chains, and child exploitation.

She provided subject matter expertise, guidance and training to DOJ litigating components, U.S. Attorney's Offices, and international, federal, state, and local law enforcement.

While at the University of Michigan Law School, Jane represented victims of human trafficking in the Human Trafficking Clinic, presented at the United Nations Office on Drug Crimes (UNODC), and provided subject matter expertise to the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Jane is passionate about supporting and empowering women and girls to achieve their dreams, including in web3, blockchain technology, finance and science, and to ensure their voices are heard and respected.

Jane Khodarkovsky

Board Member