Keith Levy MS Physics, MS Financial Engineering

Keith Levy sits on the Board of Directors of Wink therapeutics. Keith is a venture capitalist and seasoned banker. His banking career spans over two decades. Most recently he was the head of Corporate Derivatives trading EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) for Bank of America. Keith started his banking career at Credit Suisse (CS) in 2000 and was there until joining Bank of America in 2019. In his last role at CS, Keith was head of Structured Finance for EMEA. With a focus on trading, risk management, balance sheet/capital optimization and trading technology for his group, Mr. Levy managed 45 billion USD of the firm’s balance sheet.

During his time at Credit Suisse, Keith was twice awarded the Thought Leader and Culture Carrier award by the UK Executive Board. The award recognizes senior managing directors of the firm who exemplify values and leadership qualities of excellence.

Keith has a wealth of experience in business building, risk management, innovation, thought leadership and regulatory matters. He has led trading and IT teams in building out novel trading and risk management enterprises across London, Switzerland, and the Americas.

In April of 2022, Keith and a group of like-minded investors founded Visionario Venture Capital (VVC). The mission of VVC is to provide greater access to capital for both female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs. The fund focuses on fintech, healthcare technology and consumer products. VVC is a member of the Senior Advisory Board of Bank of America’s Global Breakthrough Labs Accelerator. In this capacity, Keith advises a global cohort of 35 fintech startups on growth strategies, capital raising, and platform development.

In July of 2022, Keith joined the board of directors of JN Financial Group. JN Financial Group is a global banking and insurance enterprise with entities across the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, and the Caribbean. As a member of the board, Keith’s focus is on risk-management, capital allocation and innovation. Keith sits on the Risk Committee— and acts as a special advisor to the CEO for strategic acquisitions/ divestments.

More recently in July of 2024, Keith joined the board of a public Nasdaq technology company, Gorilla Technology. The company specializes in delivering AI-based solutions with an emphasis on security convergence and network defense, video analytics, and big data analytics applied across both public and private sectors. The company has a global footprint operating across North America, South America, Thailand, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and parts of Africa. Keith sits on the Audit, and Nomination/ Governance Committees of the company.

Mr. Levy holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard University, and dual master’s degrees in physics (with a focus on biophysics) and in financial engineering from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), an organization of the highest- ranked Black executives in leading global enterprises. In 2020 he was recognized by the ELC as the International Executive of the year.