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Draper Goren Holm Taps Ex-Disney Leader to Manage Events
Matthew Boseo will be responsible for global event production at the Los Angeles-based blockchain venture fund.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:24 p.m. Published Jul 13, 2021, 1:20 p.m.
Tim Draper's Draper Goren Holm (DGH) has hired former Disney manager Matthew Boseo as its director of events.
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- Boseo will be responsible for global event production, sponsorship alliance agreements, attendee experience as well as the venture firm’s community engagement platform.
- Prior to joining the fund, Boseo spent over a decade at Walt Disney’s “Parks, Experience & Products Division” in Orlando, Fla.
- Boseo told CoinDesk this is first crypto gig. In a tweet Tuesday, he said his strong belief in the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency was what motivated him to leave a Fortune 500 company like Disney and join the world of crypto VC.
- DGH’s flagship event is the LA Blockchain Summit, which will be in its eighth iteration this November.
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