Brad Garlinghouse
Disruption of Digital Assets
CEO of Ripple Brad Garlinghouse comes to The Economic Club of Kansas City for a candid conversation on the real world disruption already underway in digital assets. The leader of the blockchain-based enterprise says cryptocurrencies are no longer a trend but have become the foundation of a new financial era. He will share how the decentralized digital assets are reshaping global payments, institutional and individual adoption and what the next decade holds for your digital finance.
Speakers Brad Garlinghouse
CEO of Ripple , Leading Blockchain Based Enterprise
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple and a member of the Board of Directors. Founded in 2012, Ripple is the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance. Its solutions span global payments, custody, liquidity, and treasury management, serving as a one-stop shop for moving, storing, exchanging, and managing value. Previously, he was CEO and chairman of Hightail and earlier in his career, he held executive roles at AOL and Senior Vice President at Yahoo. Garlinghouse helped to pioneer the VoIP industry as CEO of Dialpad Communications. He has also held several board positions at companies including Ancestry.com and Tonic Health.
Ripple says its stablecoin, RLUSD, and the cryptocurrency XRP underpinning these solutions allow the crypto company and its customers to shape the modern financial system.