Oliver Schimek is the COO and Co-Founder of M^ZERO LABS, overseeing the development of the M^ZERO decentralized protocol since January 2023. Prior to this role, Oliver served as the CEO and Founder of CrossLend GmbH from September 2014 to February 2023, and as CFO/CIO at Kreditech Holding SSL GmbH from January 2013 to June 2014. Additionally, Oliver led Quantea as CEO from June 2010 to March 2013, focusing on quantitative trading models for FX markets. Oliver holds a Diplom in Physics from Freie Universität Berlin, obtained between 2002 and 2007.