Nikhil Varma, PhD — CEO
I am an Associate Professor of Management at Ramapo College of New Jersey, specializing in Operations and Supply Chain, Blockchain, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability. With over 20 years of industry experience and academic background spanning Computer Science, Business Administration, and Service Design,, I have uniquely positioned my expertise at the intersection of technology and business. I have extensive expertise in decentralized business models, and have worked with several blockchain startups in their early phases to design sustainable platforms and ecosystems. My research focuses on leveraging emerging technologies like machine learning, blockchain, and IoT to facilitate more equitable models of value creation aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. At the forefront of blockchain's application in creating an inclusive economy, my leadership as Technical Lead at Algorand Foundation has been instrumental in driving organic adoption across India. My commitment to fostering a deep understanding of Web 3.0 is evident from my strategic role in developing decentralized applications (dApps) that address critical challenges. As a Senior Fellow at The Digital Economist, my expertise in strategic fintech innovation shapes transformative digital policies. With a solid foundation in product analytics and road mapping, the workgroup I chair is focused on leveraging blockchain technology for sustainable, equitable value creation. With guest professorships at reputed institutions like IIT Delhi in the past and currently with Molde University, Norway, I actively promote scholarly exchange on emerging technologies across global academic networks. I am working an a book titled "Blockchain Capitalism", that explores both the successes and pitfalls of pure capitalism and socialism. The book will demonstrate how blockchain technology can be leveraged to address issues like inequality, instability, and concentration of power by implementing a model of "Blockchain Capitalism". This vision serves to reinvent capitalism for the 21st century in a way that is more inclusive, accountable, and empowering by retaining its positive dynamism while checking its excesses.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Blockchain expert with a strong focus on sustainable business practices.
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Experience: 26 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Fintech
- Product Analytics
- Strategy Implementation
- Blockchain
- Technology Leadership
- Mergers & Acquisitions (m&a)
- Technology Incubation
- Business Analysis
- Project Management
- Product Road Mapping
Career Highlights
- 20+ years of industry and academic experience.
- Expert in blockchain and decentralized business models.
- Leader in promoting Web 3.0 and sustainable practices.
Work Experience
The Digital Economist
Senior Fellow and Chair Blockchain workgroup (1 yr 10 mos)
ProDecipher
Chief Technology Officer (1 yr 5 mos)
Algorand Foundation
Technical Lead (India) (3 yrs 9 mos)
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Associate Professor (4 yrs 7 mos)
Assistant Professor (4 yrs 10 mos)
Sprul Pa Limited
Product visionary and chief data officer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Molde University College
Guest Professor (1 yr 5 mos)
Aten Ventures LLC
Strategic Advisor (4 yrs 4 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Guest Professor (1 mo)
QBRICS, INC
Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
HEC Montreal
PhD and Lecturer (3 yrs 9 mos)
Supply Your Demand Management Services Inc.
Independent Service Consultant (3 yrs 6 mos)
TEKsystems
Project Manager (11 mos)
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Consultant (Program Management) (3 mos)
Ryma Technology Solutions
Product Investment Management Consultant (1 yr 2 mos)
HEC Montreal
MBA student (1 yr)
Inteligan technologies inc
Chief IT Manager (3 yrs 7 mos)
Talkio Inc
Director Of Technology (5 yrs 6 mos)
Net Integration Technologies, Inc.
Evil Death Ray (1 yr)
Volansa Technologies,
Co-Founder and Program Manager (2 yrs 10 mos)
Concordia University
Research Associate (1 yr 9 mos)
MphasiS
Associate Systems Engineer (2 yrs 7 mos)
Education
PhD in Administration at HEC Montreal
MBA at HEC Montréal
Masters at Concordia University
B.E at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
High School at Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
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