Ragavan will join the blockchain analytics firm Elementus to e book the firm’s strategic direction
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Used NPR national correspondent Chitra Ragavan will join the blockchain analytics firm Elementus to e book the firm’s strategic direction, TheWrap has realized.
In her outdated skill as a nationally-identified reporter, Ragavan lined American rules enforcement and national safety, penning virtually a dozen cover experiences for U.S. Files and World Report magazine.
Ragavan furthermore served for eight years as a senior strategic marketing consultant to Palantir’s CEO and for 2 years as marketing consultant to the CEO of blockchain and crypto startup Gem. In her new characteristic as Elementus’ chief draw officer, Ragavan will tackle strategic direction and communications around the usage of the firm’s tech to expend on national safety threats, criminal process and regulatory compliance.
“Preserving these concerns as a journalist ready me for leadership positions at corporations at the cutting edge of the tech sector,” Ragavan suggested TheWrap. “Reporters use recordsdata to expose patterns that hook up with the better picture. These same abilities encourage me understand huge scale recordsdata integration and analytics platforms love Palantir and Elementus — which use same connect-the-dots methodology — and discuss their vitality and worth to potentialities, strategic companions, traders, and the media.”
Founded in 2017, Elementus analyzes financial transactions on the blockchain, “figuring out safety vulnerabilities, exposing base actors, and providing market intelligence for making suggested investments in digital resources,” in step with the firm’s LinkedIn profile. Since all financial transactions for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies occur on a public ledger, this recordsdata also shall be mapped to gaze irregularities, which is an intensive project, given the quantity of process on the blockchain.
“Chitra brings a wealth of expertise in great recordsdata analytics and blockchain and cryptocurrency startups,” Elementus Co-founder and CEO, Max Galka suggested TheWrap, “And her deep expertise in rules enforcement, intelligence, national safety and media is exactly what we need at this key moment in our development and trajectory.”
