
Founding Partner, Industry Partner
Industry partners
2019
Blythe Masters joined Motive Partners in 2019 and is both a Founding and Industry Partner.
At Motive, Blythe sources and executes investment opportunities with a focus on strategy and growth for Motive’s Growth and Buyout portfolio companies, through her extensive experience as a financial services and technology executive.
Blythe currently serves as an advisor to FNZ, a leading wealth technology platform and global fintech, and a Motive Partners portfolio company. Prior to her advisory role, Blythe was Group CEO of FNZ, where she played a critical role in company’s progressive development upon taking the helm in 2024. During her tenure, FNZ made significant progress executing against a vigorous transformation program, strengthening its financial position, advancing key regulatory priorities, simplifying the Group through the divestment of non-core assets and growing assets on the platform to more than $2.5 trillion.
Blythe is a Board Member of GCM Grosvenor and SymphonyAI as well as an Advisory Board Member for the US Chamber of Digital Commerce, the blockchain fintech Figure Technologies, the enterprise quantum solution and AI provider Sandbox AQ and is a member of P.R.I.M.E. Finance (the Hague-based Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance).
Prior to joining Motive, Blythe was the CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, the leading enterprise blockchain fintech company. Previously, Blythe was a Member of the Corporate and Investment Bank Operating Committee and firmwide Executive Committee at J.P. Morgan. Her J.P. Morgan career spanned nearly 30 years, fulfilling several roles including Head of Global Commodities, Head of Corporate and Investment Bank Regulatory Affairs, CFO of the Investment Bank, Head of Global Credit Portfolio and Credit Policy and Strategy, and Head of Structured Credit.
Blythe is a graduate and Senior Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge where she received a B.A. in Economics.