About

Leadership

At Polymath Network, we are driven by a shared vision to unlock the potential of digital assets through innovation and blockchain technology. Our leadership team brings together a diverse range of expertise, from blockchain pioneers to experienced financial professionals. Together, they are guiding Polymath towards transforming how businesses and individuals interact with tokenized securities.

Natalie Hirsch

Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Natalie Hirsch

Natalie Hirsch is a finance and operations leader with more than 15 years of experience across public and private companies in fintech, enterprise software, and e-commerce. As CFO of Polymath for the past two years, Hirsch drives strategic planning, financial modeling, and scaling operations to fuel growth in the tokenization space.

Previously, Hirsch served as Interim CEO and COO of AnalytixInsight Inc. (TSXV). Before that, she spent more than four years at Coinsquare, where she played a key role in establishing and scaling one of Canada’s first regulated investment dealers and alternative trading systems (ATS) for digital assets, helping bridge the gap between traditional capital markets and emerging blockchain infrastructure.

A CPA, CA and PMP, Hirsch holds an MBA with honors from Tel Aviv University’s Recanati School of Business and a Master’s in Management & Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Matthew Andelman

Head of Business Development

Matt Andelman bridges founders, operators, and institutional capital across private markets. With 20+ years in commercial real estate and more than $100M in transactions, he combines deal experience with a deep understanding of tokenized investment structures. As Head of Business Development at Polymath, he drives strategic partnerships and helps issuers bring real-world assets onchain responsibly.

Benjamin McCright

Chief of Staff & Head of Professional Services

Benjamin McCright serves as the Chief of Staff and Head of Professional Services at Polymath Research, seamlessly bridging corporate strategy with high-impact client execution. He brings over a decade of experience spanning corporate finance, commercial banking, and fintech strategy.

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Francis O’Brien

Head of Developer Relations

Francis leads developer adoption and is responsible for scaling the Polymesh developer ecosystem and accelerating real-world integrations.

He is a frequent industry speaker, helping institutions and builders understand how to deploy and operate regulated asset workflows on-chain, including issuance, compliance and marketplace integrations.

Robert Jakabosky

Head of Applied Blockchain Research

Robert leads the R&D for cryptography and protocol design for Polymesh. He is a core technical leader and innovator. He spearheaded the adoption and integration of P-DART.  

With deep expertise in Rust and blockchain systems engineering, Robert bridges research and delivery - guiding architecture, prototyping, and implementation to ensure new primitives are secure, performant and deployable at scale

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Dr. Amirreza Sarencheh

Head of Blockchain Cryptography

Dr. Amirreza Sarencheh PhD was the principal architect and driving force behind P-DART, translating key concepts from his PhD research into a practical, production-focused approach for confidential workflows on-chain.  

Bridging deep academic rigor with real-world engineering, Amirreza’s work underpins Polymesh’s institutional-grade confidentiality roadmap - ensuring new privacy capabilities are secure, performant and deployable in regulated markets