I’ve spent most of my career in early-stage environments where things move fast and you learn by building. I’m drawn to work that’s creative and execution-focused, especially where product, partnerships, and go-to-market intersect.

I grew up in a rural, off-grid solar powered home, and later studied across computer science, film, and media at the University of Vermont.
That background shaped how I work: practical, skeptical of untested ideas, and comfortable figuring things out as I go.

After graduating, I moved west and eventually settled in Portland.
Since then, I’ve founded and exited a few small companies and worked across product, business development, design, and go-to-market roles, often wearing multiple hats in lean environments.

Most recently, I spent several years at EMURGO leading strategy and growth across Web3 products, including wallets, stablecoins, and tokenized assets. The work ranged from go-to-market and ecosystem integrations to evaluating real-world asset opportunities and investments through compliance, custody, yield, and onchain utility.

A recurring theme in my work: tokenizing something is easy. Making it useful, liquid, compliant, and composable is the hard part.

tylerwales@protonmail.com