Craig Alberino

Craig Alberino has a long and varied work experience, beginning in 2002 with Avanade as a Business Development Executive. In 2007, they moved to ISC Software as Chief Marketing Officer, and then to Ketchum as Senior Vice President Digital in 2008. In 2006, they founded ActiveCause, which facilitated partnerships between NGOs and corporate social responsibility programs. In 2013, they founded Grey Jean Technologies, a retail eCommerce personalization company, and X1 Advisors. As CEO of Grey Jean Technologies, they led a flagship shopper marketing solution for Coca Cola and McCann Worldwide leading to a $2M sale, and raised $3M in Angel funding from two family offices. Craig also architected an AI recommendation engine product which achieved 72% accuracy in predicting consumer next likely purchase. In 2014, they became Chief Revenue Officer at Personal BlackBox Company, PBC. In 2017, they joined ALTA AI Partners as Chief Strategy Officer and CxO Advisor, where they led new business pitches for Starbucks, Home Depot, Lowes, and Texas Roadhouse, as well as architected, vendor and team selection for Data lake, ETL, analytics and visualization. Craig also generated $20M in data licensing pipeline in under 3 months, and secured $300M in Private Equity funding. In 2016, they became an Advisor and Contributor to Record Plant Diaries. Finally, in 2021, they joined Bitvore as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Vice President of East Region.

Craig Alberino has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, General from the University of Connecticut. Craig has also taken two courses in 2022, Economics of Blockchain and Digital Assets from Wharton Executive Education and Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization from Duke University.