Riddhiman Das

Previously, Das worked in corporate venture capital and M&A for Ant Financial, a financial services arm of the Alibaba Group. In his role as head of international technology investments, Das was focused on deals in enabling technologies for Alipay worldwide including blockchain, artificial intelligence, security, IoT and computing. He also spearheaded the Ant Financial and Alibaba network in Israel, Silicon Valley and New York, helping bridge the gap between the Alibaba ecosystem and technology startups outside China.

Das holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He received the 2013 White House Champions of Change from President Barack Obama.