Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
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References
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Chiara Longo

Berkeley,CA

Summary

Dynamic product leader and economist with 15 years of expertise in driving innovation within blockchain ecosystems and financial products. Specializes in designing decentralized solutions, tokenomics frameworks, and data-driven financial models across banking and DeFi sectors. Demonstrated success in managing full product lifecycles and integrating advanced risk analytics to enhance portfolio performance. Proficient in leveraging market insights and econometric analysis to create user-centric products that foster engagement and accelerate business growth.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consultant

BridgeInsight LLC.
San Francisco, CA
03.2018 - Current
  • Offered specialized strategic consulting for blockchain ventures in terms of tokenomics, product planning and roadmap structuring.
  • Partnered with diverse client teams to improve decentralized application design and user experience.

Chief Economist & Blockchain Product Lead

Shiba Inu Global
04.2024 - 12.2024
  • Led the development and implementation of a decentralized voting system, boosting community participation.
  • Directed product lifecycle management for a DAO infrastructure, ensuring alignment with stakeholder priorities.
  • Managed the rollout of multiple DeFi products, ensuring seamless integration with the broader blockchain ecosystem, and timely delivery.

Co-Founder & Product Strategist

Newmisma
San Francisco, CA
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Oversaw establishment and successful introduction of NFT platform for comic creators and collectors.
  • Developed and implemented go-to-market strategy, leading community growth.

Chief Economist - Product Innovation

Research and Innovation Pareto
San Francisco, CA
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Created incentive models for blockchain-integrated lottery products.
  • Coordinated with product teams to project cryptocurrency trends, supporting sophisticated portfolio optimization features.
  • Developed high-engagement presentations that translated detailed technical analysis into practical product recommendations.

Vice President, Product Strategist - Quantitative Risk Modeling

Bank of the West (BNP Paribas)
San Francisco, CA
11.2014 - 01.2017
  • Executed advanced quantitative modeling enhancing strategic planning within CCAR and DFAST framework.
  • Teamed up with product and risk departments to embed data-driven insights into financial product plans for compliance and alignment.
  • Streamlined extensive data sets, discovering patterns that led to more accurate predictions of revenue and losses for diverse finance products.
  • Converted complex analytical results into actionable strategies for products.

Education

Ph.D. - Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Milan, Italy
01.2006

Master of Science - Econometrics and Economic Theory

Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse, France
01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Università Bocconi
Milan, Italy
01.2001

Skills

  • Full Spectrum Lifecycle Oversight
  • Decentralized Finance Solutions
  • Decentralized Autonomous Organization Implementation
  • Multi-Functional Team Coordination
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Token Economic Analysis
  • Competitive Landscape Assessment
  • Quantitative Economic Analysis

Certification

Blockchain Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, 01/01/19

Affiliations

  • Provided math tutoring and support to middle school students in need of academic assistance.
  • Volunteered as a gymnastics coach, mentoring and training young pre-team and team athletes.
  • Passionate long-distance runner, committed to endurance and personal fitness.

Languages

Italian
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Korean
Elementary

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Chief Economist & Blockchain Product Lead

Shiba Inu Global
04.2024 - 12.2024

Co-Founder & Product Strategist

Newmisma
01.2022 - 01.2024

Consultant

BridgeInsight LLC.
03.2018 - Current

Chief Economist - Product Innovation

Research and Innovation Pareto
01.2017 - 01.2018

Vice President, Product Strategist - Quantitative Risk Modeling

Bank of the West (BNP Paribas)
11.2014 - 01.2017

Ph.D. - Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Università Degli Studi Di Milano

Master of Science - Econometrics and Economic Theory

Toulouse School of Economics

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Università Bocconi
Chiara Longo