Our Team

Michael Creadon is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of experience across trading, risk management, fintech, and digital assets. He is currently Head of Sales at Architect X, a Bermuda-based perpetuals exchange, where he leads capital raising and market-making initiatives.

Creadon began his career as a journalist with TIME and Bloomberg before founding Traditum, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm specializing in fixed income, energies, commodities, futures, and options. As CEO for nearly 20 years, he oversaw risk, recruiting, and strategy, building Traditum into a respected player in global markets before selling his stake in 2017.

Since then, he has focused on the intersection of technology and finance, holding senior roles with firms such as Inveniam, a data and valuation company, and Defi Devs, a blockchain venture. He also helped raise capital for Rialto Markets, a registered broker-dealer later acquired by Inveniam.

Creadon holds a B.A. in Economics from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master’s in Public Policy from Columbia University. A former U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia, he has also built a strong following as a leading LinkedIn voice on bitcoin and political economy, with more than 35 million views since 2018.

Outside of work, he is an avid bridge player, fantasy football competitor, and youth baseball coach.

Phil Tran joined Boomerang Ventures in November 2023 as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) for HabitHalo, a company he founded. Phil is an entrepreneur, researcher, and expert in behavioral health solutions.

With a background in Business, Analytics, and research from Indiana University, Phil has extensive experience in developing tools and strategies to help people overcome health challenges. His research has been published in the American Society of Addiction Medicine's 2022 Journal.

Phil has been an expert panelist on Indiana's Teen Health programs and has collaborated with addiction scientists and cessation therapists. His expertise in creating solutions for health challenges and his understanding of patient needs make him a valuable strategic advisor to AL-Care.

Binoy Jose is a technologist, entrepreneur, and architect at the forefront of AI, blockchain, and decentralized systems. As the CEO of BizFirst and Principal Architect at OperateCrypto, he is pioneering the integration of LLMs, Web3 infrastructure, decentralized identity (DID), and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization across platforms such as Accumulate, Ethereum, and IPFS.

Binoy’s work focuses on creating the connective tissue of the decentralized web — from wallet operating systems and DAO frameworks to low-code platforms that empower enterprise adoption of blockchain and AI. He has held leadership roles including Chief Product Officer at DeFi Devs, Chief Strategy Officer at Accumulate, and CTO of PenguinAI, where he continues to advance interoperability between AI and distributed technologies.

A Microsoft- and Oracle-certified technologist, Binoy combines over two decades of experience in software architecture, business strategy, and digital transformation. His ventures — including BizFirstAI, OperateID, and BankOnLedger — reflect a vision of a more open, intelligent, and self-sovereign digital future.

Outside his ventures, Binoy is an active voice in the Web3 community through his YouTube channel, TechTalks and Crypto Dreams, and frequent contributions on X (@Binoy_Jose), where he explores the evolving intersection of AI, blockchain, and decentralized identity.

Dr. Ben Park is a physician-entrepreneur and technology architect committed to reshaping healthcare through behavior change and scalable digital tools. As founder of HealthFlexx, he integrates clinical expertise, AI, wearables, and behavioral science to build solutions that improve nutrition, sleep, activity, and overall health—while reducing cost for payers, employers, and health systems.

A family physician by training, Dr. Park has demonstrated success in hypertension control at scale and holds domain expertise in Functional Imagery Training, behavioral economics, and related methodologies. He bridges rigorous clinical foundations with startup agility to deliver health outcomes that pay for themselves.

His broader leadership includes serving as President of Optum Midwest, combining healthcare operations experience with a deep passion for preventive health and value-based innovation.

Karen Hayes Young has 20 years of private and in-house experience working with companies and not-for-profit organizations of all shapes and sizes. Karen advises her clients in contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, and employment law matters. Her clients are small and growing companies, not-for-profit organizations, and social enterprises who are making impact across Central Indiana and beyond. She helps with the day-to-day legal needs of companies and organizations and can assist from formation to exit or implementation of a succession plan.

In addition, Karen is also an Adjunct Professor at her alma mater, the Indiana University School of Law – McKinney, where she teaches contract drafting to upper-level law students.

In her personal time, Karen volunteers with various organizations in the City of Indianapolis to make it a better, brighter place to live, work and play.

Dr. Haines feels fortunate to have grown up in the then “Mayberry-like” small town of Zionsville following his move from Speedway, IN, in 1963 at age 9. He graduated from Zionsville Community High school in 1972.

Following undergraduate studies at Purdue University, Dr. Haines received a B.S. in Optometry and later his Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) in 1978 from the Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington. He completed externships at the VA Hospital in Cleveland and Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.

Dr. Haines served as a medical service corps officer in the U.S. Navy. He spent two years assigned to Pearl Harbor Naval Regional Medical Center and served as director of the optometry clinic at Kaneohe Marine Corp Air Station in Hawaii. Following his active-duty military service, he returned to Zionsville to begin private practice in 1980.

He has enjoyed being involved in many local community activities including serving as board president and capital campaign chairman for the Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville as well as president of the Zionsville Optimist Club, and Zionsville Christian Church. He was instrumental in the founding of the Zionsville Alumni Association, the annual “Hit the Bricks” charity run, and the area phone book recycling program. Dr. Haines also has served on the board of directors of Boone County Senior Services Foundation, Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, Zionsville Pathway Advisory Committee, and currently serves as a volunteer board member of Shalom of Lebanon.

Dr. Haines is a lifetime member of Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity (VOSH) and has traveled with their missions to Honduras and Cuba. He is a 35-year member of the American Optometric Association and served as president of the Central Indiana Optometric Society and the Indiana Optometric Association in 2004. He also has served as chairman of the IOA membership and convention committees. In 2013, Dr. Haines received the highest recognition bestowed from IOA, the prestigious Optometrist of the Year Award and he has traveled with their missions to Honduras, Cuba, and Kenya.

He and his wife, Julia, reside in rural Zionsville and have two grown children and two granddaughters. He enjoys traveling, spending time in Brown County, Hawaii and California, walking, IU sports, and producing homemade maple syrup at their Maple Hill Farm each winter.

Diego Torres is a computer scientist, robotics engineer and the founder of Jada, an AI research and development laboratory dedicated to the creation of ethical Artificial General Intelligence, empowering enterprises with Strong AI systems that accelerate and scale business operations.


Diego is a member of the AI for Developing Countries Forum in the United Nations Vienna Office, has been featured in major media outlets such as Forbes Israel and is also a Top Voice in the business networking platform Linkedin, where he shares his experiences in AI development and startup growth.