Eric Wragge is Global Head of Business Development & Capital Markets at the Algorand Foundation, whose mission is to grow the ecosystem of the carbon-negative Layer 1 blockchain invented by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Silvio Micali. He also chairs the foundation's Investment Committee.

He also serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the U.N.'s Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; is Advisory Board member for PanAm Finance, a sustainability focussed investment banking firm; and is co-founder of Rochester Square, a socially engaged project transforming a formerly derelict inner city garden nursery into a thriving hub for the arts.

For over 20 years until 2021, Eric was employed by J.P. Morgan in various Structured Finance and Solutions roles, ultimately serving in the Securitised Products Group as Managing Director. Over the course of his extensive career, he developed deep expertise across a wide variety of industries and financial products, completing - as advisor, principal, or agent - complex transactions with an aggregated notional value exceeding $500bn.

Eric was born and raised in Canada, holds an Economics degree from the University of Waterloo with Specialisations in International Trade and Econometrics, and resides in London.