Emmanuel Aidoo

Head of Distributed Ledger and Blockchain Strategy Crédit Suisse

Emmanuel Aidoo is Head of Distributed Ledger and Blockchain Strategy at Credit Suisse. He is responsible for leading the bank’s blockchain efforts for the Global Markets division.

Emmanuel joined Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) in 1997 from Caspian Securities as the EMEA IT Head for Emerging Markets. He remained with Credit Suisse after DLJ was acquired in August 2000, and has held a variety of senior roles including Global Head of Debt Capital Markets Technology, Global Head of Leverage Finance Technology, and Global Head of Solutions Delivery before leading Credit Suisse’s blockchain efforts since 2014.

He is Chair of SIFMA’s Blockchain Round Table and a Board Member of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance. Emmanuel studied Computer Science at Brunel University in West London.