Elisa Poutanen is a business development professional with over 15 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Elisa is currently a Sales Lead at HQLAX, a blockchain-based platform for collateral management. Prior to their current role, Elisa was with Clearstream for nearly six years, where they held the position of Business Development Banking, Funding and Financing. Before that, they spent two years as the Head of Client Services at BNP Paribas Dealing Services. Elisa has also held positions of increasing responsibility at BNP Paribas Securities Services, including Business Development Market and Financing Services, Global Head of Treasury, Money Market and Forex Operations, and Head of Collateral and Liquidity Management. Elisa began their career at BNP Paribas Securities Services in 2006. Elisa holds a degree in economics from the University of Helsinki.