Matt Prusak
BornDecember 1992
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (B.A.), Stanford Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.), Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University
OccupationBusiness Executive
EmployerCelsius Bitcoin
Known forCEO of Celsius Bitcoin

Matt Prusak is an American business executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Celsius Bitcoin.

Education

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Prusak graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. He was a USC Presidential Scholar and later a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing, focusing on international trade policy.[1]

Career

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Prusak began his career as a consultant at Bain & Company in Southeast Asia. He then served as the Chief Business Officer of Curative, a COVID-19 diagnostics company, from 2020 to 2021. In June 2021, Prusak joined U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc. (USBTC) as Chief Commercial Officer, before transitioning to Hut 8.[2]

In January 2024, Prusak became the CEO of Celsius Bitcoin. This new venture was formed in the wake of the bankruptcy proceedings of Celsius Network.[3][4]

In 2019, Prusak was a member of the Space Malta Taskforce, contributing to Malta's National Space Strategy.[5]

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