Phil Harris serves as Entrepreneur in Residence at BlockApps where he is exploring the role of STRATO Mercata in unlocking value and removing friction across a wide range of physical markets that are embracing digitalization and blockchain-enabled infrastructure. He has a 35-year career spanning across capital markets, financial technology, sustainability, agriculture, blockchain/DLT, and climate/carbon markets. He was previously a co-founder with ripe.io and played leadership roles with two successful exits: blockstack.io and 360T. He started his blockchain journey back in 2013 while working with Nasdaq and has been a student ever since.