Natalya Thakur

Natalya began working in the fintech, crypto and blockchain space in 2015. She has worked at companies such as BlackRock, Google[X], C-Labs (Celo) and IDEO CoLab. Natalya co-authored the 2019 Blockchain for Social Impact Report and helped organize the Digital Currency Wars simulation with former White House officials and crypto experts to address national security concerns around digital currency. As a founding member of the lab, she hopes to enable CBDC policy and technology adoption through small scale pilots that promote data gathering and education. Natalya also helps the lab with their public-private relationship management, and sits on the United Nations ITU Policy and Governance Working Group.