Team

Andreas BodmeierPartner

Andreas has been working at the intersection of finance and analytics for over 15 years. Prior to founding Chicago Atlantic, Andreas co-founded a boutique technology and consulting firm focused on FX and commodity risk management for multi-national corporations as well as advising on capital structure decisions and investor relations. He was also a co-founder of an SEC-registered online investment adviser for 401(k) or 403(b) retirement accounts. As Chief Investment Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Andreas built the firm’s investment methodology and compliance program. Andreas has also served as a consultant for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, commercial and consumer lenders, and pharmaceutical companies. His academic research at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business focused on capital market anomalies, portfolio allocation, and risk management.

Ph.D. (Finance) and MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MSc (Statistics), Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
BSc (Mathematics), Freie University Berlin, Germany
BSc (Physics), Freie University Berlin, Germany
BSc (Business Economics), University of Hagen, Germany

Matt BradyVice President, Digital Mining

Matt Brady is a Vice President of Digital Mining at Chicago Atlantic and brings 20 years of commercial real estate lending experience to the team. He is responsible for analyzing commercial real estate lending opportunities, assessing risk, building financial models and evaluating borrower and guarantor financial strength.

Prior to joining Chicago Atlantic, Matt was responsible for underwriting loans for YAM Capital, one of the largest national family office bridge lenders focused on bridge loans for commercial real estate. Previously he was with IMH Financial Corporation, a public reporting commercial real estate bridge lender, for 16 years where he played an integral role in the firm’s funding and management of over $1 billion in debt and equity investments.

MBA, Arizona State University
BS, Arizona State University

Michael CarterPartner & Head of Mining Operations

Michael has over 24 years of Fortune 500 experience in IT & business operations including more than 11 years of direct operational exposure to bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining. He has advised organizations on architecture and design input for many mining farms across the world including Genesis Mining Holdings, a $2+ billion crypto mining operation. Michael led the construction of a prototype 2-megawatt mining farm (ASIC and 2,500+ GPU), documenting this process and operations over many videos for the crypto community.

Michael EizengaSr. Managing Director, Real Estate

Michael is Sr. Managing Director of Real Estate at Chicago Atlantic. Michael brings over 15 years of real estate investment and development experience to Chicago Atlantic. As a Principal at The Jaffe Companies, one of the Midwest’s preeminent mixed-use development firms, Michael’s responsibilities have included acquisitions, development, financing, and leasing activities within the company’s portfolio. Most recently, Michael developed The Arboretum of South Barrington, a $100 million upscale lifestyle center that was sold to Starwood Capital Group, as well as the Edens Collection, a $60 million Target-anchored retail project in the City of Chicago.

Prior to joining The Jaffe Companies in 2007, Michael was Vice President at The Binswanger Company where he consulted with national corporate clients on their real estate holdings. In his early career, Michael worked in Paris, Milan, Brussels, and Frankfurt in Seimen’s global finance group.

Michael actively supports the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Kovler Diabetes Center at The University of Chicago, and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
BS, Indiana University Kelley School of Business

Bill HealyPartner, Investor Relations

Bill Healy is a Partner, Investor Relations at Chicago Atlantic focused on capital formation. With over 35 years of experience in finance, Bill has a diverse track record in corporate finance, investment management, and sales and trading. Since 2014, he has helped raise over $1.35 billion from various sophisticated allocators across various alternative strategies in public and private markets.

Before joining Chicago Atlantic, Bill co-founded Silver Spike Capital, an alternative credit manager focused on the nascent cannabis industry. He was previously President of Pantera Capital Management, one of the longest-established Blockchain investment managers focused on digital currencies and applications.

From 1998 to 2016, Bill led institutional sales initiatives at Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets and DWS asset & wealth management divisions, after managing the ING Barings EM debt institutional sales business. He started his career at The Chase Manhattan Bank in 1986, with postings in Brazil, London, and New York to advise multinational corporations on cross-border and domestic treasury funding for their domestic domiciled operations.

BA, George Washington University

Member, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA®)

Christopher LeeController, Private Funds

Chris has a strong background in financial accounting and reporting of private investment vehicles. He has extensive experience in fund administration, including venture capital funds and private equity funds. With his role as Controller at Chicago Atlantic and previous positions at Aduro Advisors, Alter Domus, and RSM, Chris has developed a deep understanding of managing and overseeing financial operations in the investment industry.

In addition to his expertise in finance, Chris also possesses knowledge and skills in process automation using Python and VBA. This proficiency allows him to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency in financial operations. Whether it’s leveraging Python for data analysis or utilizing VBA to automate repetitive tasks, Chris utilizes his technical capabilities to drive process improvement and optimize financial processes. Chris holds the CPA designation.

MS (Data Science), Northwestern University
BS (Accounting), University of Illinois at Chicago

Ryan MuranakaManaging Director, Digital Mining and Data Center Development

Ryan is a Managing Director at Chicago Atlantic, leading the Digital Mining strategy. He played a key role in developing over 2 exahash of bitcoin mining data centers and has experience in negotiating power agreements with utilities. Additionally, he oversees the management of Chicago Atlantic’s fleet of bitcoin miners.

Ryan also has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate bridge financing, having overseen more than $2 billion in directly originated secured real estate loans across various asset classes. Before joining Chicago Atlantic, Ryan worked in loan origination and asset management for family offices and public corporations, including Yam Capital and IMH Financial Corporation, where he was affiliated for 15 years.

BS (Business & Communications), Arizona State University

Jack O’ConnorVice President, Capital Formation

Jack is a Vice President of Capital Formation at Chicago Atlantic on the Digital Mining team, leveraging his extensive experience in raising capital for private placements and alternative investments.

Prior to joining Chicago Atlantic, Jack began his finance career at Cadre, a technology-driven real estate platform backed by prominent investors including Goldman Sachs, Andreessen Horowitz, and SL Green, where he was a key contributor to the High Net Worth and Family Office Distribution team. He subsequently held roles at Baceline Group, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, and Farmland LP, the largest U.S.-based investment manager focused on organic farmland conversion, where he specialized in raising capital from Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), Family Offices, and Institutional investors.

Jack currently resides in Denver, CO and enjoys golfing, skiing, and fly fishing in his free time.

BA (Economics & Political Science), Union College (NY)

Jia PengSr. Advisor, Digital Mining

Jia recently joined Chicago Atlantic Digital Mining as a Senior Advisor. She has over 18 years of experience in investment banking, global capital markets, asset allocation, and private investing. She is a founding partner of Flying Tiger Capital, a family office investment platform. Prior to Flying Tiger Capital, Jia was a senior banker at the Leveraged Finance and Global Capital Markets department of UBS Investment Bank in New York. She is an energy and power sector specialist and well-versed in the U.S. electric power market. Over her decade-long investment banking career, she has provided M&A, IPO financing, and various types of capital strategy advisory services for Fortune 100 corporations and large private equity firms. Jia also worked at Citigroup and GE Capital earlier in her career and was a co-founder of a New York-based Macro hedge fund. With a wealth of global capital market experiences under her belt, she turned her attention to venture investing in recent years with a focus on AI, Fintech, and Web3. Her investment portfolio includes category leaders in AI/AR space, such as tomorrow.io and XR Health. Jia currently serves on the Board of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), a prestigious Chicago-based non-profit organization with over 2 million cumulative members worldwide.

Jia lives in Chicago with her family. She is a mother of two young children, an avid skier, and a certified alpine ski instructor.

Dan WalshDirector, Capital Formation

Daniel is a Director of Capital Formation at Chicago Atlantic on the Digital Mining team with a decade of fundraising experience in the asset management industry. Daniel has had a focus on managing relationships with institutional investors and more recently has worked with contacts in the private wealth space as well. Daniel is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and carries the Series 7 & 63 licenses.

Before joining Chicago Atlantic, Daniel served as a Director of Investor Relations for 500 Global, an early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to that, Daniel was a Director of Business Development at Newport Asia, a Manager of Institutional Business Development at Richard Bernstein Advisors, and a Vice President – Institutional Relationship Manager at Newton Investment Management. He started his career at FactSet Research Systems as an Investment Management Consultant.

Daniel currently resides in Santa Monica, CA and enjoys running races throughout the year.

BBA, Saint Joseph’s University

Jasmine Yu ZhangSr. Advisor, Digital Mining

Jasmine brings over a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, technology, and investments to Chicago Atlantic Digital Mining. She is a founding partner of Flying Tiger Capital, a family office and venture capital firm, and a 2021 LinkedIn China Top Voice and Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners. Before her investment career, she co-founded two startups, and worked at Nordson Corp, Nokia, and HERE Technologies. With experience in Asia and throughout Europe, Jasmine graduated in Strategic Decision and Risk Management at Stanford University and holds a Master of International and Development Economics from the Australian National University. She is passionate about promoting gender equality and financial education for adults and children alike. A world traveler, Jasmine has visited over 45 countries and currently lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two young children.