Ruben Merre

Ruben Merre has a diverse and extensive work experience. Ruben is the co-founder and CEO of NGRAVE, a company that offers a secure end-to-end solution for managing digital assets. Ruben also worked at LinkedIn, where they focused on blockchain, cryptocurrency, DeFi, NFTs, and digital asset security. Additionally, they have served as a guest lecturer on blockchain-related topics at various universities and as the Chapter Lead BENELUX at BitAngels. Ruben has also been a bestselling online investment instructor on Udemy, an advisor to the board and business partner at HIVE Blockchain Society, and a verified contributing author at Hacker Noon. Ruben previously worked as a strategy, management, and innovation consultant at Hedera, a business analyst at Monitor Deloitte, and co-founded WijCryptonairs, a crypto community focused on analyzing cryptocurrencies.

Ruben Merre's education history is as follows:

In 2000, Ruben completed their high school education at Heilig Hart & College Halle, graduating with a Latin-Mathematics degree.

From 2006 to 2009, Ruben attended KU Leuven and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics: Business Engineering.

In 2010, Ruben pursued further studies and obtained a Master's degree in Economics from Universidad de Monterrey.

Continuing their education, Ruben also completed a Laurea Magistrale in Economia e Gestione Aziendale from the Università degli Studi di Torino in 2010.

From 2009 to 2011, Ruben returned to KU Leuven and earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Economics: Business Engineering.

Ruben then pursued a postgraduate degree and completed a Postgraduate in Investment Advising from KU Leuven in 2012.

In 2013 and 2014, Ruben enrolled in Odisee and completed the Executive Programme in Corporate Performance Management.

In 2014, Ruben attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where they studied Advanced Competitive Strategy.

Ruben also pursued a course on Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies at the University of Maryland in 2014.

Ruben expanded their expertise by completing a LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt certification track from the International Association for Six Sigma Certification in 2015.

In 2016, Ruben obtained a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

In 2017, Ruben attended the Vlerick Business School for the People Manager Programme.

Ruben further enhanced their knowledge in project management by completing the Project Management Professional (PMP®) - Certification track from the Institute of Project Management in 2016.

In 2018, Ruben enrolled in the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford for an Executive Education - Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme.

Ruben also holds various additional certifications, including being recognized as one of Belgium's 40 Under 40 societal leaders, participating in the World Leading Financial Innovation Lab's Cohort May 2020, and graduating from imec.istart, Europe's #1 university-linked tech accelerator. Ruben has also obtained the B-Hive Trusted Fintech Label after completing a cybersecurity program and is a Certified Growth Hacker. Additionally, Ruben has certifications in various project management and startup-related areas.

(Note: The above summary is based solely on the information provided and does not involve any assumptions beyond the given experience.)