Alessandro Voto West Coast Regional Director at Consensys San Francisco, California Connect Connect with Alessandro Voto ConsenSys University of California, Santa Cruz See contact info 500+ connections Alessandro Voto is a West Coast Regional Director for Consensys, a Brooklyn-based blockchain technology venture studio, and a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future, a Bay Area non-profit futures think tank. Alessandro connects organizations and social entrepreneurs with the blockchain community to build decentralized applications and services. He is an industry working group organizer for the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, and forms strategic technology partnerships with ConsenSys' enterprise Solutions team. His focus lies at the intersection of economic design, peer-to-peer technology, and social change. Show less Show less of Alessandro’s summary Activity 2,490 followers No alt text provided for this image Ethereum is ready for business. #ethereum #blockchain #enterprise Alessandro shared this 26 Likes 1 Comment See all Experience ConsenSys Company NameConsenSys Total Duration2 yrs 1 mo TitleWest Coast Regional Director Dates EmployedMay 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 1 mo LocationSan Francisco Bay Area As the West Coast Regional Director for ConsenSys I opened two offices in the Bay Area, forged partnerships with local blockchain teams and enterprises, hired top technical and business talent for ConsenSys globally, organized and led workshops for enterprises and academia on blockchain technology, and hosted Bay Area local blockchain community events. TitleWorking Group Organizer: Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Dates EmployedMay 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 1 mo LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Since the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance's inception I have engaged its leadership and members to form working groups addressing enterprise-grade Ethereum client specifications, technology stack components like identity and off-chain computing, and industry use cases like finance, supply chains, and insurance. The Enterprise Ethereum Specification: Call for Interoperability The Enterprise Ethereum Specification: Call for Interoperability TitleProgram Manager: ETHCompute Dates EmployedMar 2018 – Dec 2018 Employment Duration10 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area ETHCompute was an applied research program within ConsenSys focused on incubating scalable and secure blockchain-based computing platforms. These projects included a grid-computing AI engine, an off-chain computation marketplace, a voting system utilizing secure hardware enclaves, a decentralized content distribution network, and a formally-verified Ethereum Virtual Machine compiler. As a Program Manager I worked with each team to define their roadmap, secure funding, hire strategic technical talent, and develop partnerships with enterprise customers. See less Institute for the Future Company NameInstitute for the Future Total Duration4 yrs 6 mos TitleCo-Lead, Blockchain Futures Lab Dates EmployedJan 2016 – May 2017 Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area As co-lead of IFTF's Blockchain Futures Lab I connected Fortune 500 enterprises with experts and practitioners in the blockchain ecosystem to co-imagine the future of blockchain technology over the coming decade. I architected the program from the ground up with IFTF Distinguished Fellow Kathi Vian. I sold eight memberships to enterprise customers in the finance, CPG, retail, and technology spaces. I co-wrote a forecast map and conducted interviews with blockchain leaders to create use case-specific perspective reports. Our program organized two strategy workshop sessions where experts and enterprise executives came together to chart out future impact areas for blockchain technology, drawing insights from these visions to inform present-day strategy. Our team also submitted a white paper for a patient-centric medical profile system, which was accepted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a winning submission for their "Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-Related Research" ideation challenge. See less A Blockchain Profile For Medicaid Applicants And Recipients A Blockchain Profile For Medicaid Applicants And Recipients TitleResearch Manager Dates EmployedDec 2012 – May 2017 Employment Duration4 yrs 6 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area Developing custom forecasts, workshops and immersive futures experiences for large organizations. Contributing to IFTF's ongoing Ten Year Forecast program. Research projects include the future of economics and currency, retail, manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, food security, and logistics. UC Santa Cruz Teaching Assistant: Microeconomics Company NameUC Santa Cruz Dates EmployedApr 2012 – Jun 2012 Employment Duration3 mos As a teaching assistant at the UC Santa Cruz Department of Economics I instructed a class of 30 on foundational microeconomic models and led class discussions where students applied economic frameworks to develop perspectives on current social issues. NextSpace Coworking + Innovation Intern Company NameNextSpace Coworking + Innovation Dates EmployedJul 2011 – Oct 2011 Employment Duration4 mos LocationSan Jose I helped establish the San Jose, CA branch of NextSpace Coworking + Innovation. I developed social media marketing campaigns, hosted weekly speaking events, serviced office networks, onboarded new members, and encouraged members to collaborate on projects together across industries and interests. MYX TV Intern Company NameMYX TV Dates EmployedMay 2009 – Sep 2009 Employment Duration5 mos As an intern with MYX TV I created original journalistic content on rising musical artists featured on the company's website. I also did event planning and sponsor outreach for a music festival put on by the organization. Education University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz Degree NameBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Field Of StudyEconomics Dates attended or expected graduation 2009 – 2012 Activities and Societies: Golden Key International, UCSC Business Design Competition Honors in the major
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