Jayson R. Elliott
Attorney at Law
Background
- Attorney
- Technologist
- Bitcoin Miner
- Crypto Legal Counsel
- Blockchain Founders
- SEC Filings
- Corporate Structuring
Jayson is the Managing Director of Bay Legal and received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University and dual Masters Degrees in Business Administration from California State University Stanislaus and in International Finance from the Universite de Cergy-Pontoise outside of Paris, France.
In addition to his formal education, Jayson has worked for several high-tech companies in Silicon Valley including eBay, Lockheed Martin, and HP (formally Compaq / Tandem Computers). He was a co-founder and technology consultant for two technology startups, the first in the dot com era and another more recently involved a social media app. He has operated several medium-sized small businesses in California, Washington, Nevada, and Mexico where he focused on construction, marketing, hospitality / real estate, and cryptocurrency mining.
Jayson grew up in Central California has lived in Mexico, France, and Southern China. He has attended courses in international law and Finance in France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Cuba. Mr. Elliott has spent the majority of his adult life in the south bay or on the peninsula where he now resides, in Palo Alto, California with his family.
Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2015
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Santa Clara, CA
Masters of Science International Finance, 2012
UNIVERSITE DE CERGY-PONTOISE, Cergy, France
Masters of Science Business Administration, 2011
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS, Turlock, Ca
B.A. Political Science
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS, Turlock, Ca
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