Dr. Alisa DiCaprio is Chief Economist at enterprise blockchain firm R3. As Chief Economist, Alisa provides economic advice on developments in blockchain, digital assets, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), trade and payments. Before joining R3 as Head of Research in 2017, Alisa was a senior economist with the Asian Development Bank where she developed the now-standard calculation of the global trade finance gap. She is also former Chair of the Fintech Committee at the US Department of Commerce.