# Elliot Andrews

> Elliot Andrews is the CEO of Aspen Digital, a digital-asset wealth management business based in Abu Dhabi. A CFA charterholder with law and finance degrees from the University of Canterbury, he previously led Asia Pacific at Dealogic. He joined Aspen in 2021 as Head of Business Development and became CEO on April 1, 2023, with a remit spanning technology development and expansion into Europe and the Middle East.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Aspen Digital
- **Organizations:** Aspen Digital, Dealogic, Discovery Networks International
- **Education:** Law and Finance degrees, University of Canterbury
- **Known for:** CFA charterholder., Previously led Dealogic’s Asia Pacific business., Appointed Aspen Digital CEO effective April 1, 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2012** — Relationship Manager, Investment Banking, Dealogic, London, according to his Business & Philanthropy Forum speaker biography.
- **2012-2013** — Worked in Planning and Strategy at Discovery Networks International in London, according to the same speaker biography.
- **2018-2021** — Head of Asia Pacific at Dealogic.
- **2021** — Joined Aspen Digital as Head of Business Development.
- **2022** — Contributed to the KPMG China and Aspen Digital Investing in Digital Assets report.
- **2023-04** — Appointed CEO of Aspen Digital, effective April 1.
- **2024-06** — Aspen announced in-principle approval from the ADGM FSRA.
- **2024-12** — Aspen Digital Financial Limited received Financial Services Permission 240034, dated December 11, and established its financial-services headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
- **2025-04** — Aspen named as a seed investor and initial exclusive UAE and Asia wealth-distribution partner for the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund; Stacks Asia also announced its EVG and Aspen partnership.

## Achievements

- CFA charterholder.
- Previously led Dealogic’s Asia Pacific business.
- Appointed Aspen Digital CEO effective April 1, 2023.
- Led Aspen during its December 2024 ADGM financial-services licensing milestone.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Featured in The Asset’s December 19 interview about helping GCC investors approach digital assets.
- **2025-10** — Told Decrypt that clients were treating crypto as a portfolio allocation and seeking consistent risk-adjusted performance.
- **2025-04** — Coinbase announced Aspen as a seed investor and initial exclusive wealth-distribution partner across the UAE and Asia for its Bitcoin Yield Fund, launching May 1.
- **2025-04** — Stacks Asia announced a partnership with EVG and Aspen Digital to expand Stacks adoption in Asia.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-andrews

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