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Web3 Software for Financial Institutions, Corporations and Fintechs.
We enable your firm to get on the blockchain

Why Choose Block Time Financial

Block Time Financial software harnesses and deploys Blockchain Technologies to give your firm the competitive edge as disruption occurs in the financial markets.
At Block Time Financial, we Private Label our digital software for you to use with our API’s to take new market share, and offer new products to your client base.
Block Time Financial utilizes the open-source Stellar Network which insures, instant – payments – asset transfers in seconds across the globe.
Block Time Financial believes that we will have Central Bank Digital Currencies across the world soon, and our software prepares you for the future of digital banking for your firm.
With the Stellar Network, you can now Tokenize real-world assets, put them on the network and trade them on the Stellar Decentralized Exchange or DEX today similar to stocks, bonds, or real estate with very low friction cost.
Blockchain technology represents a fundamentally new way to transact business for your firm.
Our team of accomplished financial professionals is dedicated to delivering new digital banking experiences, driving your cost lower, and improving your returns, on a secure immutable ledger that is fully compliant with audit trails for regulators.
We strive to build strong partnerships with financial institutions to help you navigate this new technology.

Meet the Team

Bruce Rosenheimer

CEO

Bruce is an accomplished Wall Street Veteran with over 35 years of history and perspective on markets. Bruce has lead some of the most successful Capital Market Teams on Wall Street. Prior to Co-founding Block Time Financial, Bruce worked on the Capital Markets Teams at Salomon Brothers, Citi and JPM. Bruce has worked with the most distinguished Mutual Fund organizations, Hedge Funds, Insurance Companies Family Ofc’s and Pension Plans in both Canada and the US.
While on the Capital Markets team at these Institutions Bruce helped hundreds of firms raise billions of dollars of capital for IPO’s or Secondary stock offerings. Bruce has traveled the world with and for clients looking for opportunities to deploy capital in new markets and undervalued markets around the world. In his free time, Bruce is a fierce competitor on the Scow sailing circuit around the US and an avid cross country ski racer.

Mike Seifert

President

Mike is a thought leader, innovator, and technologist with a strong track record of building and implementing large enterprise programs, managing risk, and pioneering innovative new technology solutions.

Prior to becoming President of Block Time, Mike spent 15 years with Fiserv, where he served in leadership roles building and managing Risk, Security and Compliance programs, most recently, as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management, and prior to that as the Risk Officer for the Banking and Fintech Group. Prior to Fiserv, Mike spent 8 years in various roles with Arthur Andersen, KPMG Consulting, and Deloitte.

Mike has a degree in Management Information Systems and is a strong advocate and evangelist for the transformative power of Blockchain in both legacy Financial Services and financial product and service innovation. Aligned to his passion for decentralized computing and digital assets, Mike operates a small farm and is a strong supporter of decentralized/local agriculture. In his free time he enjoys traveling with his family, coaching track and field, and exploring new places by boat or motorcycle.

Lou Morgan

Chief Technology Officer

Lou has spent over thirty years in the financial trading industry. He was a member of the CME Group for 30 years, held trading permits on numerous electronic exchanges and was one of the largest market makers in the world for Single Stock Futures. He specialized in low-latency trading, writing much of the custom software. Lou shares Bruce’s vision that the blockchain/DLT technology has the power to be very disruptive in a good way to the financial industry.
He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He spends his spare time skiing, fighting fires, running EMS calls, sailing Scows and cruising in remote places with his wife and three girls.

Ted Rolfs

General Counsel

Ted graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1986 with an BS in Electrical Engineering and in 1990 with a combined JD and MBA (finance). After two years at Arthur Andersen Ted started a private equity firm, Red Top Capital LLC, in 1993 with three partners. Red Top Capital LLC has invested in over 15 different manufacturing companies and start up ventures. Ted has served as General Counsel and Board member for all Red Top Capital LLC portfolio companies.
In addition to his responsibilities to Red Top Capital LLC, Ted has established a sole practitioner law office specializing in business law and criminal defense. Outside of work, Ted volunteers with the Inland Lakes Yachting Association, the National Ski Patrol, the Nature Conservancy, and the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Counsel.

Rick Reuter

Chief Operating Officer

Rick has been engaged in the financial industry for over 35 years as a member of the CME Group.  His experience also includes involvement in a number of start-ups as an operator, investor, and advisor in industries including retail, virtualization, fintech, logistics, and telematics.  Prior to joining Block Time, Rick was Business Intelligence Manager at Bank of the West and US Virtual Connect Analytics Lead at BMO.

Rick graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame. He enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities with his wife and 6 children, maintaining his wooded property, and volunteering at the local food pantry.

Mark Baumgartner

Head of Investment Banking

Mark joins Block Time as a veteran of the financial services industry with over 30 years of experience. From 2009 to 2020 Mark was Chief Investment & Risk Officer and a Senior Managing Director at The Ziegler Companies, Inc. He was responsible for reviewing transactions underwritten by the firm for hospital systems, clinics, senior living facilities, and charter schools across the country totaling $3 billion annually. Mark also oversaw Ziegler’s proprietary investments, PE funds, and business risks. Prior to 2009, as an investment banker at Ziegler, Mark completed over 150 public debt offerings in excess of $5 billion.
In addition, for the past 10 years Mark has served on the board of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE ticker DOC) as Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committees. Mark earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Ashwin Shirvaikar

Head of Fintech Strategy

 Ashwin spent 24 years as a Wall Street analyst covering FinTech and IT Services and built durable franchises in both end-markets. He was highly respected and ranked for his ability to advise investors and consistently contribute to their above market returns. Corporates sought him out as well for his thoughtful and pragmatic strategic advice.  Over his career, he brought over 75 companies public and also raised growth capital through secondary offerings, PIPEs, and convertibles, contributing to the development of IT Services and FinTech into multi-trillion dollar industries.

Ashwin has an MBA from Cornell University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.  When not working, Ashwin is actively pursuing his goal of visiting all the national parks and traveling off the beaten path in every state in the U.S.

Mike Essex

Head of Capital Markets

Mike brings 35 years of Capital Markets experience to the Block Time executive team. He was Head of Debt and Equity Origination at BB&T from 2010 to 2020. Prior to that, he was Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets at A. G. Edwards and remained in that role as Head of Energy and Power after the firm’s acquisition by Wachovia/Wells Fargo. He closed 23 deals totaling $1.36 billion in the first full year following the acquisition.
Mike served for 7 years as a member of the FINRA Corporate Financing Committee, advocating for effective and efficient capital markets. He also served 9 years at SIFMA, including 2 years as Chairman of the Syndicate Committee and 1 year as Chairman of the Southern/South Central District Board.

Brian Chamberlain

Head of Sales

Brian has over 25 years of experience in the technology, software, and financial services industries.   He has led sales teams, developed Go-To-Market strategies, and has been instrumental in product development. Prior to joining Block Time Financial, Brian was the Chief Revenue Officer for Frontier Marketplaces, creating a multi-asset platform linking Alternatives, Equity Secondaries, Credit Markets, and Public Equities across marketplaces.  Before moving to Austin, Brian spent 15 years on the International Capital Markets Teams at top tier Wall Street firms including Citi and J.P. Morgan covering Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, and Pensions Funds across the Midwest, West Coast, and NYC. 

Brian is a graduate of Northwestern University and enjoys golfing and watching his daughter’s volleyball and son’s baseball teams compete. 

Advisory Board

Jon Bruss

Jon C. Bruss is the founder, director, CEO and Managing Principal of Fortress Partners Capital Management, Ltd.

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Eliot Berman

Elliot is the Principal of BOWTIE ADVISORS, a trusted advisor focused on formulating and implementing solutions to drive successful results.

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Ian Ainsworth

Currently an active angel investor and General Partner in Extreme Venture Partners, one of Canada’s most successful seed investor partnerships.

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John Lyons

Experienced senior bank regulator and consultant with in-depth knowledge of bank regulation, supervision and examination gained from over 40 years of bank regulatory and consulting work.

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