# Yuval Rooz

> Yuval Rooz is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, the company behind Daml and Canton. An electrical engineering graduate of Georgia Tech, he worked at Citadel and DRW before helping establish Digital Asset in 2014. His work centers on financial infrastructure that connects institutions while preserving transaction privacy.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Digital Asset
- **Organizations:** Digital Asset, DRW, Citadel, Global Synchronizer Foundation, Global Blockchain Business Council
- **From:** Houston, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** As COO, oversaw four technology startup acquisitions and helped establish Digital Asset’s international operations., Helped form the Canton Network and the Global Synchronizer Foundation., Appointed to the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Began venture investing at DRW with Don Wilson.
- **2014** — Co-founded Digital Asset in October; subsequently served as CFO and COO.
- **2019** — Appointed CEO on March 19, succeeding acting CEO AG Gangadhar.
- **2023** — Canton Network announced in May; appointed to a CFTC advisory subcommittee in June; testified before a U.S. House subcommittee in September.
- **2024** — Canton Global Synchronizer went live on July 1.
- **2025** — Digital Asset announced a $135 million funding round in June.
- **2026** — Digital Asset announced a $355 million funding round in June and additional strategic investors in July.

## Achievements

- As COO, oversaw four technology startup acquisitions and helped establish Digital Asset’s international operations.
- Helped form the Canton Network and the Global Synchronizer Foundation.
- Appointed to the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee in 2023.
- Testified before the U.S. House Financial Services digital assets subcommittee on September 14, 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At RealFi X Asia in Seoul, Rooz argued that institutional use and economic utility are better adoption measures than tokenization totals alone.
- **2026-07** — Digital Asset added Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered to its funding round.
- **2026-06** — Digital Asset announced a $355 million round led by a16z crypto to expand Canton adoption and offerings.
- **2026-04** — An ETHCC interview covered institutional privacy requirements and interoperability.

## Links

- Website: https://www.digitalasset.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvalrooz/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/YuvalRooz

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Last updated: 2026-10-15