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Meet Dan Schmerin, the Co-Founder & President of Metaversal. Drawing from his experiences in the White House, State Department, and US Treasury, Dan shares insights on the future of consumer engagement, the creator economy, and tangible use cases for the tokenization of real-world assets.
Dan Schmerin is an operating executive, investor, and entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in finance, corporate strategy, and public policy.
He is the Co-Founder and President of Metaversal, a Web3-native company focused on the acquisition and production of iconic intellectual property across the NFT ecosystem. Metaversal seeks to unlock the vast potential of the metaverse while fueling the brands and businesses that will naturally follow in Web3.
Prior to founding Metaversal, Dan was the Chief Executive Officer of UOVO, the leading fine art, fashion, and collectibles storage and logistics provider in the United States. Dan previously served as the Director of Investment Research at Fairholme Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar value-oriented investment firm.
In addition to his business career, Dan has served in senior roles at the White House, State Department, and United States Treasury supporting Cabinet officials and other executive branch leaders on economic policy and national security affairs. Notably, as Chief Operating Officer of the Public-Private Investment Program at the Treasury, Dan helped spearhead an unprecedented $30 billion initiative developed in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. He also served as Policy Advisor and Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff under Secretary Hank Paulson.
Before joining the Treasury, Dan served on the Homeland Security Council within the Executive Office of the President at the White House, and in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department.
Dan earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSC from the London School of Economics, and an MA from Georgetown University.
Dan Schmerin is an operating executive, investor, and entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in finance, corporate strategy, and public policy.
He is the Co-Founder and President of Metaversal, a Web3-native company focused on the acquisition and production of iconic intellectual property across the NFT ecosystem. Metaversal seeks to unlock the vast potential of the metaverse while fueling the brands and businesses that will naturally follow in Web3.
Prior to founding Metaversal, Dan was the Chief Executive Officer of UOVO, the leading fine art, fashion, and collectibles storage and logistics provider in the United States. Dan previously served as the Director of Investment Research at Fairholme Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar value-oriented investment firm.
In addition to his business career, Dan has served in senior roles at the White House, State Department, and United States Treasury supporting Cabinet officials and other executive branch leaders on economic policy and national security affairs. Notably, as Chief Operating Officer of the Public-Private Investment Program at the Treasury, Dan helped spearhead an unprecedented $30 billion initiative developed in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. He also served as Policy Advisor and Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff under Secretary Hank Paulson.
Before joining the Treasury, Dan served on the Homeland Security Council within the Executive Office of the President at the White House, and in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department.
Dan earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSC from the London School of Economics, and an MA from Georgetown University.
While working for the US Treasury in 2008, Dan had a front row seat to the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. During that time, he witnessed an already broken financial system on the brink of collapse. After spearheading an unprecedented $30 billion initiative in response to the financial crisis, Dan began considering decentralized currencies and tokenization use cases in 2011. He’s never looked back.
On your podcast, Dan will take your audience on a journey from the forefront of US economic policy to the cutting edge of Web3 technology to illuminate the extraordinary possibilities of tokenization in our world today.
Having incubated some of the most iconic companies, creators, and content in Web3, Dan will teach your audience how to reap the rewards of evolving Web3 technologies as an early adopter.
Nowadays, big companies have easy access to your most sensitive data. They know exactly what you want, where you go, and what you say. They’ve built entire digital personas about you, but they carefully guard it for their own benefit. Unbeknownst to you, these companies control and monetize your data, fueling an ever growing, multi-trillion dollar industry.
On your podcast, Dan will share how Web3 can give you back the keys to your own data, its daily use, and ultimately its monetization. He’ll talk about how this fundamental power shift will empower independent creators, transform consumer engagement, and enable the micro-personalization of products, experiences, and communities. He’ll also share examples from companies like Starbucks and Reddit to illustrate the possibilities of Web3 technology across industries and use cases.
Having been at the heart of major national and economic policies and regulations in Washington, Dan can offer unique insights into the evolving regulatory landscape in Web3. As Web3 adoption accelerates, the big question of “What laws actually apply and what’s allowed?” still remains largely unanswered. As an important thought leader in this evolving regulatory regime, Dan sees the opportunity to get Web3 regulation right as the next American renaissance.
On your podcast, Dan will demystify what businesses and investors need to consider when entering the Web3 space. He’ll talk specifically about the regulatory environment in Washington, striking the right balance between supporting innovation and mitigating systemic risks, and how to think about copyright infringement and IP law to the benefit of independent creators and the communities that can emerge around them. Get ready for field-tested lessons from investing in 15+ essential Web3 businesses and acquiring 2000+ NFTs.
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