Formerly: lived, studied, and worked in the US, Europe, MENA, East Africa, and Asia. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Blockchain, a financial technology and data company that has empowered millions of users across the globe to store and transact digital value quickly and without costly intermediaries; has led Blockchain to become the market leader in digital currency and distributed ledger technology. By end 2016, Blockchain’s software had powered over 100 million transactions around the world. Technology Pioneer, World Economic Forum. Thought leader in the FinTech space. Has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, TechCrunch. Has spoken at conferences around the world, including Techcrunch Disrupt, Money 20/20, Web Summit, Collision, Wired Money.