Jürgen Blumberg has been appointed as COO of Centrifuge and CIO of Anemoy, strengthening the firm’s position in institutional-grade tokenised asset management.
Centrifuge has appointed former COO EMEA for Goldman Sachs’ ETF Accelerator business Jürgen Blumberg as its new Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Investment Officer at Anemoy, Centrifuge’s onchain-native asset manager.
Blumberg brings over 20 years of experience across capital markets and investment management, having held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Invesco, and BlackRock. His move to Centrifuge signals a growing trend of traditional finance executives transitioning into decentralised finance, particularly as tokenisation of real-world assets gains momentum.
“ETFs started as a disruptive, fringe idea and now they’ve overtaken mutual funds. Tokenised funds are following the same arc. I believe we’re on the cusp of the next great shift in asset management, and Centrifuge is leading it,” said Blumberg.
Blumberg’s arrival builds on Centrifuge’s continued expansion into institutional markets. He joins a growing leadership team that includes Anil Sood, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, with whom he previously collaborated within the EMEA ETF ecosystem.
“Jürgen and I have worked together in the EMEA ETF ecosystem for over 15 years,” said Sood. “His expertise across capital markets, asset management and infrastructure, paired with the trust he’s built among leading institutions, makes him uniquely positioned to help scale Centrifuge.”
As COO of Centrifuge and CIO of Anemoy, Blumberg will focus on developing regulated on-chain investment vehicles, expanding distribution across chains, and helping institutionalise infrastructure for on-chain ETFs.
“Jürgen has helped scale the ETF market from the inside,” said Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge. “His conviction in what’s coming next, on-chain ETFs, and his ability to build institutional-grade systems is exactly what this moment demands. This isn’t theory. It’s execution at scale.”
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