Vardhman Shah

COO (Chief Operating Officer)

Industry Expertise

Founding Partner (Capital Formation & Fund Operations) at 21M Inc., a Bitcoin-focused institutional investment vehicle

COO of Occams Advisory, a globally recognized advisory firm

Co-Founder of MineCodes Software Inc. (Toronto) and Minecodes Technology (Mumbai), dual-geography technology ventures

Built and scaled three business verticals (Business Services, Capital Markets, Fintech) and architected institutional-grade Bitcoin investment frameworks spanning derivatives, mining, and ETF strategy

Operated across Citi, Tech Mahindra, and multiple founder-led ventures in client strategy, business development, and operational leadership

Education

Highest Education: Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets and Wealth Management, LN College of Management Studies

Professional Degree: EPAT (Executive Programme in Algorithmic Trading) - QuantInsti

Graduation: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Mumbai

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Life Biography

Founder-operator and institutional strategist with 23 years across financial services, capital markets, and digital assets. Leads fund formation, capital strategy, and P&L ownership across ventures spanning the US, UK, Canada, and India.

Vardhman has a successful record in converting concepts into results. Across his stints in heading business operations and a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and financial services industry, he has excelled in creating results while balancing abstract ideas from leadership and ground level challenges from rank and file.

With exceptional skills in negotiation, customer acquisition, sales & sales operations, and customer satisfaction, Vardhman brings organized coherence to Occams’ execution support team. Vardhman holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Market & Wealth Management from LN College of Management Studies in Mumbai. He spends time across Mumbai, India and Toronto, Canada.

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