# Roshan Dharia

> Roshan Dharia is the New York-based founder and CEO of Echo Base, a privately funded special situations firm working across digital asset acquisitions, financing, restructuring and recovery. He previously founded PTHL Affiliates, led institutional lending at TrustToken and became Paxful’s interim CEO in May 2023. His public work focuses on credit discipline, operating problems and enforceable routes to asset recovery.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Echo Base
- **Organizations:** Echo Base, Paxful (former CEO), TrustToken / Archblock (former executive), PTHL Affiliates (founder)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Master of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Founded PTHL Affiliates, an investment platform focused on distressed private-company acquisitions and turnarounds., Paxful’s 2023 appointment biography credited him with deploying more than $1.5 billion in stablecoin loans at TrustToken., The same biography reported aggregate transaction experience exceeding $30 billion across M&A, restructuring and financing.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2006** — Investment banker at Raymond James, according to a public professional directory.
- **2006-2010** — Investment banker at Lazard, according to a public professional directory.
- **2010-2013** — Investment professional at Barclays Investment Bank, according to a public professional directory.
- **2013-2020** — CEO of PTHL Affiliates, according to a public professional directory; Paxful’s appointment biography confirms he founded the distressed-company investing platform.
- **2020-2022** — Led credit and institutional lending at TrustToken, later Archblock.
- **2023-05** — Paxful announced his appointment as interim CEO after the marketplace reopened.
- **2025-02** — Identified as Echo Base CEO in the announcement of affiliate Trader Acquisition Corp.’s TabTrader acquisition.
- **2025-03** — Echo Base affiliate announced the acquisition of Omni Wallet assets, operations and key staff.
- **2025-10** — Paxful announced a wind-down of operations by November 1, citing historic conduct and remediation costs.
- **2026-09** — Echo Base announced a BitMart claimholder group and subsequently launched its EBRx advisory line.

## Achievements

- Founded PTHL Affiliates, an investment platform focused on distressed private-company acquisitions and turnarounds.
- Paxful’s 2023 appointment biography credited him with deploying more than $1.5 billion in stablecoin loans at TrustToken.
- The same biography reported aggregate transaction experience exceeding $30 billion across M&A, restructuring and financing.
- Led Paxful after its 2023 restart; the company reported eightfold revenue growth over four months in November 2023.
- Founder and CEO of Echo Base, whose affiliates announced TabTrader and Omni Wallet operating-asset acquisitions in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published an essay on DAO failures and enforceable claims.
- **2026-07** — Published an essay on cross-border crypto insolvency and recovery; Echo Base appointed Marcus Leanos as Partner, Investments.
- **2026-09** — Echo Base announced a BitMart claimholder group following an unanswered proposal to commit up to $10 million to a pre-negotiated bankruptcy process, according to the firm.
- **2026-09** — Echo Base launched EBRx, a restructuring and crisis advisory line, on September 29.

## Links

- Website: https://www.eb.global/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roshandharia/

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Last updated: 2026-10-10