A Podcast Interview With Todd McDonald

Anil Prabha

September 21, 2020

Our Eighth Podcast in the ABR Podcast Series

Hello and welcome everyone to another installment in our ABR Podcast Series.

Today we have Todd McDonald, Co-Founder and CPO for R3.

Todd co-founded R3 in 2015 and was one of the first to uncover the promise of blockchain technology for the financial services industry and beyond.

In his current role, Todd is responsible for R3’s product and marketing strategy, aligning key markets and customers to drive the longer term strategic roadmap for Corda.

He also served on the Hyperledger Governing Board where he oversaw all project business and marketing matters.

Todd, alongside fellow leaders in the crypto assets sector, founded The Global Digital Finance (GDF) industry body to release an industry code of conduct to drive sustainable crypto assets innovation.

Prior to R3, Todd spent fourteen years at Standard Chartered Bank as a Managing Director in their financial markets group where he held positions such as Global Head of Electronic FX Trading and Head of FX for the Americas.

Todd holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Colgate University, NY.

R3’s Website

https://www.r3.com/

Todd McDonald’s LinkedIn Page

https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/

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Anil started his career in journalism all the way back in 2003. After traversing the sphere of editorial, corporate communications and advertising, he has now come full circle and is back in the world of journalism. He believes in the power of the written word, and its ability to enthrall, delight and inform the reader.

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