Jeff Gao, CFA

Vice President, Risk Management & Optimization

Jeff Gao leads Bitfarms’ market operations, focusing on digital assets investment strategies and optimizing the company’s bitcoin portfolio and the deployment of its risk capital. With a strong background in quantitative finance and energy markets, his team develops market-oriented solutions to enhance infrastructure value and provide risk mitigation through Bitfarms’ trading and hedging programs.

Previously, Jeff served as the CEO of Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly traded company focused on cryptocurrency and cryptography investments. His prior experience includes quantitative modelling and engineering roles with energy and infrastructure companies, including United Energy and Multinet Gas, Wilson Transformer Company, and CETEC.

Jeff holds a B.A. in Commerce and Information Systems from the University of Melbourne, as well as bachelor’s degrees in physics and electrical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Monash University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.