Opinion
One of the greatest use-cases of blockchain technologies is the ability to improve security and counter malicious actors, but we need to get serious about it.
Christos Makridis
Christos A. Makridis is an associate research professor at Arizona State University and a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He holds numerous academic affiliations including positions at Stanford's Digital Economy Lab, Vienna's Complexity Science Hub and Baylor University. He is an entrepreneur who founded and leads three companies: Dainamic, Living Opera, and CM Culture Management) Previously, he served as a Senior Adviser at the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Artificial Intelligence Institute and on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where he managed cybersecurity, technology and space activities. He holds a Bachelor's in Economics from Arizona State University and dual Master's and PhD degrees in Economics and Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.
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