Preston Fischer

Preston Fischer is a digital risk and innovation expert with a focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency advisory. Mr. Fischer brings more than 20 years of experience in blockchain and digital assets, investigations and digital risk management across consultancies, technology companies and public affairs. His expertise in balancing risk with technological advancement supports clients as they develop, implement and evaluate new offerings leveraging emerging technologies.

Mr. Fischer has extensive experience architecting digital infrastructure, shaping go-to-market strategies and launching solutions that transform business processes and mitigate digital risk. This includes blockchain-based solutions and tokenization projects that improve supply chains, enable transparent information sharing and support environmental, social and governance initiatives. He also supports clients with conducting rigorous, technical due diligence exercises to evaluate risk and opportunity in support of business decisions and mergers and acquisitions in the digital assets space.

Prior to joining FTI Technology, Mr. Fischer was Vice President of Strategy and Finance at Connected DMV. There, he supported nonprofit, regional collaboration between local government, federal agencies, industry, community and academia throughout the greater Washington, D.C., area to generate economic development and technology innovation. He has also held Managing Director and Vice President roles at Alnair Group, Aon and Navigant, leading work across cybersecurity services, market strategy, risk mitigation and data management.

Relevant Experience:

• Served as lead architect for a regional stablecoin initiative, uniting private and public sector leaders to advance blockchain-based financial inclusion for underbanked communities
• Authored the first metropolitan digital asset risk management framework, enabling cross-border adoption of blockchain technologies while addressing jurisdictional regulatory gaps
• Directed national market strategies to integrate crypto custody, insurance and digital risk services into traditional financial institutions and capital markets infrastructure
• Led blockchain-based data governance initiatives for financial regulators, enhancing asset traceability, risk visibility and recovery mechanisms in post-crisis environments
• Supported a more than $100 million bankruptcy recovery strategy for a digital assets company, providing diligence, digital asset tracing and restructuring insights for creditor committees and legal counsel
• Secured Hong Kong’s first Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) Virtual Asset Trading Platform approval for a global digital asset firm, advancing regulated market access in the Asia-Pacific region