Wolfgang J. Koester

Member of the Board of Directors

Wolfgang Koester is a Board Member at Validus and has served as an Independent Board Member at other FinTech and BioTech firms. Previously, he was a Co-Founder, Founder and Chief Evangelist at three global technology companies, all of which had successful outcomes. He has more than 35 years of C-Suite operating experience at Fortune 500s, global financial institutions, and governments. He was registered as an RIA with the CFTC and SEC. 

 Mr. Koester is a regular TV commentator on CNN, CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg as well as an attendee at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events and has appeared in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.