Founder, CEO, & CTO

Alexander Leishman is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer at River. Mr. Leishman brings his deep expertise in software engineering, information security, and Bitcoin to River where he oversees investor relations, corporate strategy, and engineering. Prior to co-founding River Financial, Alexander most recently served on the investment and engineering teams at Polychain Capital and Polychain Labs focusing on Bitcoin-related venture investments. Mr. Leishman has previously served as an engineer at Airbnb's security team, a management consultant for Deloitte, and first got deeply involved in the Bitcoin industry as an early engineer at Maicoin, Taiwan's largest digital asset exchange. Mr. Leishman holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master's in Computer Science from Stanford University where he helped teach the first Bitcoin class under Professor Dan Boneh.

Director of People

Commercial lending executive with 20+ years of successful middle market cash flow lending experience. Substantial expertise in risk analysis and mitigation, financial due diligence, loan restructuring and workouts, loan document negotiation, detailed financial modeling, and loan portfolio management.

Bill Mongan

Bill Mongan is the General Counsel at River. In this role, Mr. Mongan is responsible for evaluating new product strategy and managing River's day-to-day legal matters. Prior to joining River, Bill was a member of the litigation group at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he represented financial services clients in complex disputes. Mr. Mongan holds an A.B. in English from Princeton University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Chief Product Officer

James Page is the Chief Product Officer at River. In this role, James is responsible for driving product strategy and managing River's product management and design teams. Prior to joining River, James was a product manager at Pinterest and Meta where he worked on AdTech products to empower advertisers to create and manage their ads on the respective social media platforms. James holds a B.A. from American University in Washington DC.



 

Chief Operating Officer

Julia Duzon is the Chief Operating Officer at River. Ms. Duzon brings her extensive experience in product strategy and business operations in banking to River, where she oversees business development, operations, marketing, and sales. Prior to joining River, Julia served as the Senior Director of Sales, Strategy, and Business Operations at First Republic Bank. Previously, Julia served as a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte, where she worked with U.S. banking clients on engagements related to bank strategy, operations, and risk management. Ms. Duzon holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Duke University.

 

About Second Dimension

Second Dimension is a client-first Bitcoin-only financial institution that is committed to empowering the long-term investor. We focus on providing industry-leading security, robust financial services, and a world-class client experience to individuals and businesses looking to invest in Bitcoin for the long term.

Built to last

The trust of our clients is our greatest asset. We recognize that consumers deserve industry-leading technology, client service, education, and security.

Every facet of our business is engineered to protect our clients' investments for the long-term and stand the test of time. As the economy is transformed by Bitcoin, River's products and services will be at the forefront of that evolution.
 

About Second Dimension

Second Dimension is a client-first Bitcoin-only financial institution that is committed to empowering the long-term investor. We focus on providing industry-leading security, robust financial services, and a world-class client experience to individuals and businesses looking to invest in Bitcoin for the long term.
 

The trust of our clients is our greatest asset. We recognize that consumers deserve ineducation, and security.

dustry-leading technology, client service, Every facet of our business is engineered to protect our clients' investments for the long-term and stand the test of time. As the economy is transformed by Bitcoin, River's products and services will be at the forefront of that evolution.

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