Cryptocurrency / Cybersecurity (E1812589)

Marc Baskin has spent a majority of his career in start-ups and high growth technology and media companies leading from the finance, strategy, operations and administrative roles. He is currently CEO/Founder of Cryptokist, an Enterprise Blockchain Technology Services firm, helping Fortune 1000 clients access the profound power of the Blockchain and transform their business model before they are disrupted by a more trusted version of themselves. Cryptokist also provides a complete technology strategy for companies raising funds through ICOs. 

Since jumping into startups during the first Internet bubble in 1999, Marc has helped several companies grow from a handful of people through M&A exits to public companies. 

Marc also is a professor teaching Entrepreneurship at Montclair State University. In the New Jersey entrepreneurial community, he is founder and co-organizer of the Morris Tech Meetup and an advisor to the Morris County Economic Development Corporation. Marc recently filed a patent for a method of using Augmented Reality to diagram instruction sets and is working on the Linxist project, a blockchain application to usher in the Identity Revolution.

Tom Hasard is the IT Services Manager at Wilkin & Guttenplan, P.C. and has been with the firm for 8 years. In his role, Tom is responsible for ensuring the security, performance, and availability of technology for the firm. He is also involved in creating and executing the firm’s IT strategy. Additionally, Tom works with clients in industries such as healthcare and professional services and consults on operational, strategic, and security matters.

Tom is a Certified Information System Security Professional, which is a globally recognized certification that draws from a comprehensive, common body of knowledge and ensures security leaders have a knowledge and understanding of new threats, technologies, regulations, standards, and practices.

Tom has over 10 years of experience in the IT field, and is active in the BDO Alliance USA IT community. He has delivered presentations on IT and Security topics. Prior to joining Wilkin & Guttenplan, P.C., Tom worked as an engineer for a regional managed service provider.