The directors and elected supervisors of the Dash Investment Foundation (DIF) are thrilled to announce that Demelza Hays has agreed to serve as the DIF’s first investment consultant.

Ms. Hays most recently served as consultant for the Alternative Investment Fund at Liechtenstein’s Incrementum AG, where she was concurrently the editor of Crypto Research Reports. Ms. Hays was also recently named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in European finance.

“We’re delighted with this development. Hiring an investment professional is the last piece of the puzzle in order to for us to truly leverage the full power and potential of the DIF.” — Michael Lewis, DIF Chair & Supervisor

While consulting the DIF, Ms. Hays will continue pursuing her Ph.D. in Business Economics at the University of Liechtenstein, where she also lectures on corporate finance, financial services, and blockchain technology.

To share her investment vision tailored specifically to the DIF’s unique setup, Ms. Hays will join the DIF’s supervisors on January 13th at 3:45pm UTC for a livestreamed call detailing the organization’s recent activities and its path forward.

“The Dash Investment Foundation distinguishes Dash from other cryptocurrencies by building a reserve of assets that receives all of its funds from the protocol… [Our] strategy is designed to start out as bankless and digital and to evolve into a well-diversified portfolio that hedges price fluctuations and supports the Dash ecosystem with capital for startups.” — Demelza Hays

The Dash Investment Foundation was incorporated on March 21st, 2019 as a Cayman Islands foundation company limited by guarantee. It is led by two Cayman Islands-based directors and overseen by six supervisors elected directly by the Dash cryptocurrency global network. The DIF has been called the world’s first “ownerless and memberless” investment fund.