Prometheum , a company building regulated infrastructure for blockchain-based securities, is strengthening its leadership bench as it works to modernize how U.S. capital markets operate. The firm announced the appointment of four high-profile advisors Dr. Michael Spence, Dr. Jimmie Lenz, Donald H. Wilson, and Jeff Mehan who will join its advisory committee alongside senior strategic advisor Dr. Arthur Laffer.
The expanded advisory group brings together decades of experience spanning economics, financial regulation, electronic trading, asset management, and fintech innovation. Their role will be to help guide Prometheum as it blends blockchain-based securities with the existing, federally regulated market framework that underpins Wall Street today.
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According to Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO and founder of Prometheum Inc., the collective expertise of the new advisors will play a critical role as digital asset securities move closer to mainstream adoption. He emphasized that the group shares a common understanding of how on-chain securities, distributed through traditional broker-dealer channels, can reshape capital markets while maintaining regulatory integrity.
Among the new advisors is Michael Spence, a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and a globally recognized authority on economic development and market dynamics. Spence currently serves as a professor emeritus at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and remains actively involved in global policy and economic research through institutions such as the Hoover Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Dr. Jimmie Lenz adds deep academic and practical insight into financial technology and market structure. As Director of Duke University’s Master of Engineering programs in Financial Technology and Cybersecurity, Lenz has spent years working at the intersection of data, analytics, and financial innovation, helping institutions apply emerging technologies to real-world market challenges.
Donald H. Wilson contributes extensive governance and leadership experience from across banking, fintech, and the securities industry. Currently the independent chair of the Invesco ETF Trusts, Wilson has guided organizations through complex transformations, capital raises, and strategic restructurings, bringing a strong perspective on fiduciary oversight and market operations.
Jeff Mehan rounds out the group with hands-on expertise in derivatives and market infrastructure. With a career spanning equities, commodities, and financial derivatives, Mehan has played a direct role in shaping post–Dodd-Frank trading infrastructure, including the development of swap execution facilities and electronic trading platforms, while also contributing to key industry and regulatory bodies.
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Together, the advisory committee will support Prometheum’s work across policy engagement, institutional partnerships, and product development. Their guidance will help advance the company’s vertically integrated, blockchain-enabled ecosystem, which is designed to support the issuance, trading, clearing, settlement, and custody of digital asset securities within the existing U.S. regulatory framework.
By bringing this level of experience into the fold, Prometheum is signaling its intent to bridge traditional finance and blockchain technology in a way that is both innovative and institutionally credible as capital markets increasingly move onto digital rails.
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