Vikas Mittal — Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Mittal is the Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Meteora Capital, LLC,
an investment adviser specializing in SPAC-related investments, where he has served since
January 2022. He has more than two decades of experience in public markets and previously
held senior roles at Glazer Capital, LLC, which he joined in 2005. Before transitioning to
the buy-side, Mr. Mittal was part of the founding team that launched Raymond James' TMT
investment banking practice in Palo Alto, California, in 2002, focusing on mid-market
mergers and acquisitions and private placements. Mr. Mittal also serves as CEO and CFO of
Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I, CFO of Berto Acquisition Corp, and is a director of
Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. and Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp II Ltd.
He was a member of the sponsor of GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp., which completed its
business combination with Bitcoin Depot Inc. (NASDAQ: BTM) in 2023. Mr. Mittal earned a B.S.
in Finance from the University of Florida, summa cum laude, and an MBA from NYU Stern School
of Business. He is a CFA charterholder.
Ryan Gentry — Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Director
Mr. Gentry brings over a decade of experience spanning engineering, venture capital, and
financial technology, with a focus on innovation at the intersection of finance and the
Internet. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition
Corp Ltd. From 2020 to 2025, he led Business Development at Lightning Labs, where he helped
scale the company's Bitcoin and stablecoins payments infrastructure to support tens of billions
of dollars in annualized volume on the Lightning Network. Prior to that, Mr. Gentry served as
Lead Analyst at Multicoin Capital from 2018 to 2020, where he conducted diligence on
early-stage investments in decentralized protocols and digital asset infrastructure. He began
his career as a Controls Engineer at Intel Corporation, supporting automation systems in
high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Mr. Gentry holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Charles T. Cassel III — Director (formerly Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Cassel is a co-founder and principal of Consilium Investment Management LLC (CIM), an
SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CIM and
its founders have over six decades of experience in Emerging Markets and Frontier Growth Markets,
with deep relationships with companies, management teams, policy makers, and advisors globally.
Mr. Cassel has participated in private equity and mezzanine financing transactions across
Frontier Growth Markets. He served as CEO of the Company from inception until November 10, 2025,
when he transitioned to a Director role.
Christopher Bradley — Independent Director
Mr. Bradley is a Managing Director at Mistral Equity Partners, which he joined in 2008.
Mr. Bradley brings over 20 years of experience in identifying acquisition candidates, board service,
due diligence experience including accounting and financial modeling acumen, and a background in deal
structuring. He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (since 2023) and Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman (since 2024) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 and previously served as
the Chief Financial Officer of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III until it completed its business
combination in May 2022 with Biote, Corp. Mr. Bradley served as the Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II from 2019 until its merger with ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO) in
December 2020. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. I
from 2017 until its business combination with OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) in 2019. Since 2016,
Mr. Bradley has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of
The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in consumer technology
companies. Prior to Mistral, Mr. Bradley served as an investment banker at Banc of America Securities
from 2005 to 2006, a Manager in Burger King's strategy group in 2004, and a Manager at
PricewaterhouseCoopers management consulting practice from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Bradley earned an A.B.
from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School.
Brian Rudick — Independent Director
Mr. Rudick is a seasoned finance and digital assets executive with a broad track record spanning
traditional banking, crypto markets, and strategic advisory roles. He currently serves as Chief
Strategy Officer at Upexi Inc. (Nasdaq: UPXI), where he oversees the company's cryptocurrency
strategy, investor relations, marketing, and go-to-market planning. Immediately prior, Mr. Rudick
was Head of Research at GSR, the world's largest digital-asset market-maker. Before transitioning
to digital assets, he spent over a decade on Wall Street, primarily managing long short portfolios
of bank stocks at Citadel, Balyasny, and Millennium. Mr. Rudick began his career at the Federal
Reserve, conducting research central to the monetary-policy process. He holds a Bachelor of Science
from Duke University, an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and is a
CFA Charterholder.
Mathew August — Independent Director
Mr. August is the Managing Director and Executive Chairman of Atlas Capital Partners, a New
York–based single family office investment firm and merchant bank, and its related entity,
ACP Animus Capital Partners, positions he has held since 2016. He has over 15 years of experience
in long-term investing, advising, and building companies across the venture capital, private equity,
and public markets. His investment and advisory focus spans a broad range of industries, including
infrastructure, technology, digital assets, defense, consumer products, and strategic critical
resources. Prior to founding Atlas, Mr. August was the Founder and Vice Chairman of a Canadian-based
merchant bank, where he advised on and led transactions totaling in the billions across multiple
sectors. Earlier in his career, he served as an FX desk trader at Olympia Trust Company (TSX: OLY).
Danel Calvillo Armendariz — Independent Director
Mr. Calvillo Armendariz is an experienced financial executive with deep expertise in banking,
financial regulation, and digital assets. Since January 2022, he has served as Managing Partner
of Inertia Advisory LLC, where he advises financial institutions, family offices, and regulated
funds on investment structuring, digital asset licensing, and regulatory compliance. He has led
engagements with the Roatán Financial Services Authority and secured VASP licenses from
the Bank of Spain for institutional clients, including oversight of stablecoin-based remittance
operations. He serves as Director of Inertia Funds Ltd., where he led the launch of a MiFID
II-regulated crypto index fund listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Previously, Mr. Calvillo
Armendariz worked in the Blockchain and Digital Assets division of BBVA, contributing to the
bank's digital asset offerings in Switzerland and global strategy development. He holds a
Master's in Banking and Financial Regulation from Universidad de Navarra.
Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew — Independent Director
Dr. Liew is the Founder and President of SoKat Consulting LLC, a premier artificial intelligence
solutions firm delivering cutting-edge machine learning and data science applications to U.S.
federal agencies and top-tier financial institutions. He also serves as an Associate Professor of
Finance at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, where he teaches AI Essentials for Business,
Cryptos and Blockchain, and Entrepreneurial Finance. A recognized thought leader at the intersection
of finance and technology, Dr. Liew has received multiple Dean's Awards for Faculty Excellence.
Before founding SoKat, Dr. Liew was Vice President at Carlyle Asset Management Group, Senior
Researcher at Campbell & Company—a multi-billion dollar quantitative hedge fund—and
began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Quantitative Strategist, building models for trading and
risk management. Dr. Liew earned a Ph.D. in Finance from Columbia University and a B.A. in
Mathematics from the University of Chicago.
CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III, Ltd is governed by a board of directors and committees
consistent with Nasdaq listing standards, including audit, compensation, and nominating
and governance committees.