Asheesh Birla
Asheesh is the SVP of Product at Ripple, which he first joined in 2013 to lead the development of their product suite. Asheesh is an industry expert on blockchain and is a frequent contributor, speaker, and advisor on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Asheesh started his career as an entrepreneur 15 years ago in Silicon Valley, where he founded a content management company that he later sold to Thomson Reuters, becoming their VP of Global Technology in 2005. After leaving Thomson Reuters in 2010, Asheesh advised and led product design at a number of startups in Silicon Valley. Most recently, Asheesh was included in 2018’s The Ledger 40 under 40, assembled by Fortune Magazine to recognize the superstars transforming business at the leading edge of finance and technology.
Officials

Experience

Self-employed
Investor & Advisor
Jul 2022 - Present
Ripple
Board Member
2022 - Present
Ripple
General Manager - RippleNet
Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
Ripple
Senior Vice President - Product Management & Corporate Development
2013 - Aug 2020
First Round Capital
Angel Track
Apr 2022 - Present
The Wharton School
Guest Lecturer
May 2018 - Present
Bitso
Board Member
Oct 2019 - Sep 2021
MoneyGram International
Board Observer
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
NIUM
Board Observer
Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
Kno, Inc. (Acquired by Intel)
Director, Product Management
Mar 2010 - May 2011
Thomson Reuters / Cengage Learning
Vice President, eCommerce
Jul 2009 - Mar 2010
Thomson Reuters
Vice President, Technology
Oct 2005 - 2009
Thomson Reuters
Software Engineer
Dec 2002 - Oct 2005

Education

The Wharton School
MBA | Finance
2008 - 2010
University of Michigan
Economics, Concentration Computer Science