Reassessing Expectations for Blockchain and Development

Mike Pisa is a Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development, where his work focuses on how digitalization is shaping economic development, and how policymakers can maximize the benefits and minimize the risks associated with the adoption of new technologies. Prior to joining CGD, Pisa spent eight years at the U.S. Treasury Department working in a variety of roles, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs, Deputy Director of Treasury's Office of International Banking, and acting U.S. Financial Attaché in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011. Pisa received a PhD in political science from the University of California, San Diego.