Team
Anthony Sands
CEO & Co-founder
Entrepreneur with deep experience across crypto, cross-border finance, and digital infrastructure. He founded Edge Yachts in Cyprus in 2012 and navigated the 2013 banking crisis, leading to early conviction in Bitcoin as a global value-transfer system. He entered Bitcoin mining in 2019 and, in 2022, joined Pursuit Link to build a vertically integrated compute platform. As CEO, Anthony leads power-secured property acquisition, phased compute monetization, and dark-fiber-enhanced infrastructure development to deliver institutional-grade AI infrastructure assets across the TVA region.
Michael Hutchins
COO & Co-founder
With 20+ years in technology and over a decade in crypto (since 2012), Michael brings a blend of enterprise operating discipline and crypto-native execution. His background spans consulting, finance, real estate, and operations, with experience leading digital transformation initiatives for global firms including Applied Materials, AIG, and Beam Suntory. At Pursuit Link, he has managed the construction and deployment of the company’s existing facility, overseeing on-site execution and operations, and has completed the Bitmain Data Center Operations course. Michael specializes in building scalable, capital-efficient infrastructure across blockchain, AI, and next-generation digital systems.
Kelly Watterworth
VP Operations & Management
Kelly brings over 20 years of experience managing complex projects and operational workflows across technology-driven environments. At Pursuit Link, he serves as a key execution partner to the COO, acting as project manager and on-the-ground support for facility deployment and expansion. His responsibilities include contractor and vendor coordination, schedule management, and operational readiness as the platform scales. A long-time believer in blockchain infrastructure, Kelly applies disciplined operations management to ensure efficient, reliable project delivery.
Matt Path
VP Investment Analysis
Prior to joining Pursuit Link, Matt, MBA/CPA and fluent in Mandarin, has had a successful career in corporate finance providing decision support around the world with companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500. Matt became a believer in the necessity of crypto currency after experiencing first-hand the understated impact centralized banking and currency fluctuations impact all of us in our daily lives.
Sunny Yang
VP Engineering & Operations
With 25+ years in enterprise systems and cloud architecture, he specializes in large-scale infrastructure, high-availability systems, and AI data center engineering. He has designed Tier 3/4 facilities supporting up to 256 NVIDIA HGX servers, including advanced water-cooling systems. As an Enterprise Architect, he led major Azure initiatives across security, compliance, monitoring, and data engineering, including ML programs, auditing platforms, and scalable data pipelines using Synapse, Databricks, and ELK for AI-driven operations.