Dr David Utzke is the CEO and Chief Technology Officer at MyKey Technologies. Dr Dave is a Financial and Digital Asset Economist, Distributed Network-Ledger Architectural Engineer, educator, researcher, and author with experience in cybersecurity, cybercrimes investigation, data security, heuristic and forensic analytics, cryptography, economic game theory, Extended Reality design, AI technologies, and quantum computing.
Accomplishments include being a highly decorated member of the U.S. military as well as receiving numerous prestigious awards from the U.S. Dept. of Justice for application of unique investigative and analytic methods supporting high-profile investigations, and the IRS Commissioner’s Award for his pioneering work in developing tools and providing support in DLT, Digital Assets, AI, and XR in criminal and civil investigations.
Dr. Dave holds a doctorate in Financial Economics and Data Security, MBA in Forensic Accounting and International Finance, MSc in Blockchain Engineering and Digital Currency Coding, post-doctoral work in Digital Asset Economics as well as Smart City Design with Technology Integration at MIT, and post-doctoral work in XR design at the University of Michigan’s XR Dept with a focus on ethical use, accessibility, social implications, privacy, and user security.