Bert-Jan van Essen

• Founder and CEO - Dragon Wealth • Credit Suisse. CIO Private Banking APAC, 2001-2012; Key responsibilities included the development and rollout of global online relationship banking system, One Bank implementation for the Investment Banking dealing room, large scale IT delivery programme overseeing 465 staff and CHF100m budget. • Graduate of Stanford’s Executive Program for Growing Companies, 2007. • E-Loan Europe. First online loan provider in Europe. Director of Business Development, Employee #3. Company grew from start-up to roll out in 6 countries during tenure with funding from VC’s and an eventual sale to a bank, 1999-2001. • Planet Internet. The first internet company in the Netherlands. Early employee responsible for client management and distribution. Company grew from start-up to acquisition during tenure, 1995-1997