In 1999 Roger began his career by founding MemoryDealers.com at the age of nineteen while still attending college. Under his leadership the company quickly grew to become a market leader, employing dozens of people across the world and generating millions of dollars in revenue.

In 2005, Roger saw an opportunity in the market for fibre optic transceivers used in networking subsystems and founded Agilestar.com. Agilestar became a world leader in optical transceivers used by Fortune 100 companies worldwide. To this day, thousands of Agilestar transceivers are used around the world annually and are resold on secondary marketplaces like eBay.

In 2011, Roger discovered Bitcoin while the price was still under one U.S. Dollar.

Recognizing its revolutionary potential, Roger’s company Memorydealers became the first established business in the world to start accepting Bitcoin for payments. Roger was also the first person to begin investing in Bitcoin startups, nearly single-handedly funding the first generation of Bitcoin and blockchain businesses. These include Bitcoin.com, Blockchain.com, BitPay, Ripple, Kraken, Purse.io, and many more. His investments have raised hundreds of millions in additional funding and serve tens of millions of customers globally. Roger remains a passionate advocate for Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.

Education

Stanford University

1998, Palo Alto California

Deanza College

1997 – 1999, Cupertino California

Experience

Bitcoin.com, St Kitts – Founder

November 2014 – May 2020

• Purchased the domain name in 2014, considered one of the top twenty most expensive domain sales of all time.
• Grew Bitcoin.com to one of the top 5,000 websites globally, with over 3,000,000 weekly unique visitors within two years.
• Built a team of around 100 full-time people across five continents.

Bitcoinstore.com (California) — CEO

November 2012 – July 2014

• First website in the world to accept Bitcoin payments for over half a million consumer electronics items.
• Pioneered mainstream Bitcoin adoption among merchants like Newegg, Overstock, and Tiger Direct.

Ripple.com (California) — Co-founder

December 2012

• Developed solutions for global financial institutions, businesses, and governments to move, manage, and tokenize value.
• Ripple now operates in over 80 countries with more than 900 employees in 15 offices worldwide.

Blockchain.com (London) — Co-founder

July 2012 – Present

• The most popular Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet worldwide, responsible for more Bitcoin transactions than all other wallets combined.
• Early investor, supporting its development from a Mac Mini in the founder’s bedroom.

Memorydealers.com (California) — CEO

1999 – 2018

• Industry leader in the secondary market for Cisco-related memory, transceivers, and accessories.

Agilestar.com (California) — CEO

July 2004 – 2018

• World leader in fiber optic transceivers with satisfied customers in nearly every country.

Other awards & accomplishments