Neil DeSilva is an experienced finance and strategy executive with significant expertise in the blockchain and digital currency sectors. Currently serving as Executive-in-Residence at the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) based at Cornell Tech, Neil focuses on enhancing collaboration among finance, tech, and academic institutions in New York City. Previously, Neil held key positions such as CFO of Digital Currencies & Remittances at PayPal, where management of a global finance team of 65 was essential for supporting over 5,000 employees. At Galaxy Digital, Neil contributed to substantial growth and market cap increases by launching products and managing investor relations. Earlier roles include experience at DXC Technology, where Neil led M&A and investor relations, and a significant tenure at Goldman Sachs, facilitating considerable M&A transactions. Neil holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a BA magna cum laude in History and Economics from Cornell University, and has also studied at the London School of Economics.
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The Initiative for CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3)
IC3 is an initiative of faculty members at Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Cornell Tech, EPFL, ETH Zurich, UC Berkeley, University College London, UIUC, SMU, University of Bern, and the Technion. It's based at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in NYC. IC3 is collaborating with domain experts in finance and banking, entrepreneurs, regulators, and open source software communities to move these blockchain-based solutions from today’s white boards and proof-of-concepts to tomorrow’s fast and reliable financial systems of execution and record. IC3 gathers top experts in the field and our students, faculty, alumni have made significant contributions across academia and industry. They have started companies like Ava Labs, Offchain Labs, Oasis Labs, Flashbots, Gyroscope etc. IC3 uniquely meets the blockchain community's urgent need for world-class expertise in computer science that spans cryptography, distributed systems, programming languages, game theory, and system security techniques. IC3 applies this depth of expertise to deliver value on the two nested levels of blockchain science and blockchain code. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest IC3 research! Subscribe now to our mailing list: https://shorturl.at/cdktN