James Shinn, Executive Director at Bitt: Geopolitical Threats, Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Transformational Opportunities of the Digital Economy.

James Shinn, Digital Currency Economist, Executive Director at Bitt, is a special level of polymath. He has filled his life with four successful careers in technology, finance, academia, and government. Read on for a brief highlights tour.

Technology

Following time at AMD, Jim co-founded Dialogic, one of the first telecommunications firms using digital signal processing. Ultimately, it was sold to Intel. He was then an advisor or co-founder for various tech startups, including cybersecurity firm Haystack Labs, and data analytics firm Predata.

Government

Jim was the Assistant Secretary of Defense where his responsibilities included some of the United States of America's most global complex issues, including North Korea and China. He was also involved in developing DOD's policies for the war in Afghanistan, for which he gain ...