Alexander Leishman
Alexander Leishman is an engineer who is passionate about Bitcoin. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of River Financial. In this role, he utilizes his deep expertise in software engineering, information security, and Bitcoin to lead the firm’s product development and engineering. His areas of interest also include history, economics, and travel. He has previously served as an engineer at Airbnb’s security team, where he helped make the vacation rental company secure.
Alexander Leishman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and CEO
Academic History
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MS, Computer Science
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BS, Aerospace Engineering
- Leishman became fascinated with the idea of non-governmental securities when he was still an undergraduate student.
- He dreamt of building an institution that can provide financial services using a sound alternative to government-issued fiat currency.
- He discovered Bitcoin shortly after graduating.
- He moved to San Francisco to get involved in the digital currency.
- He landed his first job in Silicon Valley as a Software Engineer at Maicoin, Taiwan’s largest digital asset exchange.
- At Polychain Capital, he built an asset management infrastructure and focused on Bitcoin-related venture investments.
- He is also the author of the Kraken Ruby gem and has done some work on BLS signatures.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.