Open Source, Cloud Computing, and Technology Innovation by Ben Golub

Ben Golub is Chief Risk Officer and co-head of the Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group at BlackRock, where responsibility extends over trillions in assets. Appointment to BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee in 2009 followed earlier work in financial modeling and senior management. Golub also serves as Executive Chairman of Storj Labs, a blockchain-based decentralized storage company that supports thousands of nodes worldwide and processes millions of storage transactions each month.

Storj Labs raised over US $80 million through token sales and venture funding, positioning the platform as a key Web3 infrastructure provider. Golub has appeared at the World Economic Forum and MIT risk conferences, addressing audiences of 500+ professionals. Annual compensation from risk leadership, board seats, and crypto ventures is estimated in the high seven-figure USD range. With a career spanning global finance and blockchain, Golub maintains an unusual profile at the intersection of traditional risk management and decentralized innovation.