Bio

Tyler Sloan is a published scientist, entrepreneur, and emerging technology evangelist. Mr. Sloan is currently the Vice President, Product & Marketing of SportBLX based in New York City. SportBLX is an innovative financial technology company that has developed a marketplace for sports investments. Fans can buy shares representing equity in teams or revenue share interests with professional athletes. SportBLX’s NBA and Triple Crown horse racing related offerings have been featured in press such as The New York Post, Cheddar, Sports Illustrated, The Jim Rome Show, Fox Business, and many more.

Prior to SportBLX, Mr. Sloan was the Director of Business Development for Clarke Global, a consulting and marketing firm that assists global fintech and blockchain companies. Before that he was Co-Founder of Real Estate Chain, a real estate blockchain startup focused on property data. During this time, Mr. Sloan also co-founded the Boston Cryptotalks Meetup group, which had 800+ members and brought in top names in the blockchain/crypto space. Mr. Sloan previously served as a Teaching and Research Associate for St. John’s University, New York focusing on applications of new technologies and social media for business management.

Mr. Sloan received a B.S. from Florida Institute of Technology and spent three additional years studying as a Ph.D. student in the Biological Sciences program before transitioning to technology and business. During his time at Florida Tech Mr. Sloan produced five peer-reviewed publications, presented his research at 15 national and international scientific conferences, won 13 awards, and received three research grants.

Mr. Sloan attributes his career trajectory to a very impactful and formative experience at the College of Business, his participation in the Student Business Incubator’s pitch competition. From representing a San Francisco augmented reality company at Tech Crunch Disrupt Berlin, to participating in the MIT Media Labs’ competitive VR/AR hackathon, to conducting a capital raising roadshow spanning North American tech hubs, Tyler’s diverse startup experiences are what he looks forward to sharing with Florida Tech’s College of Business.