Roberto de Isidro

I started delving into crypto and blockchain in 2019, during my final year of University. I was captivated by its potential to make finance more efficient and accessible, increase our sovereignty and freedom, and unlock new ways of human coordination. It didn’t take long for me to want to pursue a career in crypto, leaving behind my aerospace engineering path. Blockchains are an open canvas for innovation and more efficient systems, and I wanted to contribute to the paradigm shift.

Fast-forward to today, and I’ve had the privilege of working with a tradfi asset manager as a crypto analyst and, at my current position, leading research efforts for an education and investment-focused crypto startup. Today, my day mainly consists of developing our fundamental analysis-based investment products and supporting the product and development team with research and concepts.

When not thinking about crypto, I play the guitar, go to rock music gigs, read books, travel, watch sports like football, tennis and F1, and try to lower my Golf handicap.

Experience

2024 — Present

Head of Research· Fenus

Leading the research efforts towards the development of a gamified educational and investment app. Working with cross-functional teams including product, design, and engineering to implement and advocate for a user-experience centric approach. Developed a fundamental analysis-based portfolio allocation methodology for the company’s investable products. Tackled varied business-critical tasks like regulatory research and planning and writing content for marketing.

Research
Product Development
Crypto

2023 — 2024

Web3 Researcher· Coinbureau

Contributed to the platform’s educational content by writing in-depth articles on relevant web3 topics, providing readers with clear, insightful, and accessible information on complex concepts.

Research
Education
Blockchain
Crypto
Web3

2022 — 2023

Digital Asset Research Analyst· Global X ETFs

Supported product development, sales, and marketing while delivering research reports on blockchain technologies and DeFi.

Research
Project Management
Product Development
Sales support
Blockchain
Crypto
Web3

2021 — 2022

Associate Business Consultant· Clarabridge

Enabled businesses to make better strategic decisions by implementing customer feedback analytics. Created models addressing business use cases, analysed data, and presented insights to clients leading to increases in NPS score. Led immersions where I ran software demonstrations for clients, including FTSE 100 companies.

Consulting
Data Analysis
Project Management

2019 — 2020

Future Methods Aerodynamicist· Rolls-Royce

Optimised the design of a turbofan engine using computational fluid dynamics-based methods. Used Python and C++ scripts to automate pre-processing, computation, and data analysis. The resulting design equated to £500,000 in savings.

Consulting
Data Analysis
Project Management

Education

2017 — 2021

Aerospace Engineering· University of Surrey

1st Class Honours with Excellence Award

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Surrey. I graduated with first-class honours and an award from the Royal Aeronautical Society for the best performance in my cohort.