Ghazaleh Barman - Riot
Ghazaleh serves as Riot’s VP of Financial Planning & Analysis and is works closely with operations and leadership on strategy and analytics.
In 2021 Ghazaleh left her career with a global leader in Life Sciences and Fortune 100 company to pursue her passion for Bitcoin. In her previous role she managed $1billion logistics and distribution annually, working with operations across 10 countries.
In her previous experience, Ghazaleh worked for two low-cost airlines, and led the cost transformation at Frontier Airlines which allowed for acquisition by private equity. Subsequently she joined Brightline, a multi-billion-dollar startup in Miami, FL developing passenger trains and mixed-use train stations throughout South Florida.
Session
Bitcoin mining, similar to gold mining, is a capital intensive process with highly specialized infrastructure. Methods of financing these endeavors are rapidly developing and often dictate how businesses survive, thrive, or die. This discussion will discuss equity, debt, and alternative financing structures for miners and some potential implications of each.