Angelo Aratan is an Executive Director and Head of Web3 Solutions, Partnerships and Research on the Kinexys Digital Assets team within the Kinexys by J.P. Morgan business unit. He focuses on developing new applications, networks and shared technology to deliver blockchain-based solutions while also leading the team’s internal research and analysis function covering a wide breadth of ecosystem topics. Prior to Kinexys, Angelo held roles in J.P. Morgan within the firm’s Blockchain Center of Excellence and Digital Assets Product and Strategy teams. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Angelo was a corporate attorney at a large international law firm in Silicon Valley, focusing on blockchain & cryptocurrency, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and startup matters for institutional finance, venture capital, and emerging technology companies. Angelo has also worked at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission within the Division of Trading and Markets in Washington, D.C., focusing on derivatives policy, as part of the agency’s Honors Law Program. Angelo joined J.P. Morgan in December 2018. He holds a J.D. with honors from Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law with a concentration in Business Enterprise, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.