Biography

Serving on the Ionic Digital Board since July 2025, Oliver Wiener is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kensington Merchant Partners, a merchant bank, investment management and corporate development advisory business focused on Financials, Fintech, Insurance, Insuretech and Blockchain verticals. Previously, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Standard Investments. Prior to that, Mr. Wiener served as Founding Team Member and Partner at BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm. 

Mr. Wiener currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Chain Bridge I (NASDAQ: CBRGU), and The National Security Group, Inc., an insurance holding company. In addition, Oliver serves as a board observer at Figment Inc., a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure, an advisory board member at Extend, as well as advisor to investment firms Figment Capital and Hangar. 

Mr. Wiener served as a founding member and former President of the Board of the Association for Digital Asset Markets, a private, non-profit, industry-led, broad-based association of firms operating in the digital asset space. 

He is an active member of the Economic Club of New York and the University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science Board of Visitors, as well as the UW Technology Entrepreneurship Office Advisory Council. He received a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.