Chris Sutton is the founder of N17 Capital and Chief Product Officer at Dfns. Over more than a decade, he's led product across some of the most consequential names in finance and crypto — Mastercard's blockchain and digital assets business, Cisco's enterprise infrastructure and M&A product lines, and institutional wallet infrastructure at Dfns.

He holds a Master's in Financial Systems Engineering from UCL and a B.S. in Computer Science from Florida International University, and is a named inventor on a granted U.S. patent. He's taught blockchain product development at ELVTR and mentored early-stage founders through Cointelegraph's accelerator program.

He's based in Miami.