Nick Dean

CEO

Founder of Blue Crab Bridge, a Maryland based market development venture focused on creating new commercial pathways for Mediterranean blue crab.
With deep family ties to Maryland's Eastern Shore and a practical background in skilled trades, Nick brings a hands-on approach to sourcing, logistics, and problem solving.
Blue Crab Bridge was founded around a simple idea: connect regions dealing with an invasive blue crab surplus to American buyers already familiar with the species as a high-value seafood product.
His current focus is developing relationships with European harvesters and processors while exploring opportunities in soft-shell crab, frozen products, and other value-added markets.

Ben Wasser

COO

Co-Founder of Blue Crab Bridge, a Maryland native who now resides in Colorado. An outdoorsman and business owner, Ben runs a contracting company and brings practical experience in operations, customer relationships, project coordination, and problem solving.
Ben focuses on developing the operational side of the business, helping turn new market opportunities into workable partnerships and scalable processes.
His background as both an entrepreneur and hands on tradesman complements the company's connections between suppliers and the U.S. seafood market.