Jeff Ransdell built Fuel Venture Capital in Miami as an explicit counterweight to Silicon Valley, positioning himself as a leader in the creative economy while serving founders in regions like Latin America and Europe that traditional hubs overlook. Before founding Fuel in 2017, he was one of six managing directors running Bank of America Merrill Lynch's wealth division, overseeing more than $130B of client assets, a $2B P&L, and 2,000+ employees—an unusually deep private wealth management background that he now brings to venture capital.