Karen Hsu is the Head of Growth at BlockCypher. With over 20 years of experience in software applications and infrastructure, Karen is co-inventor for four patents and worked in a variety of engineering, marketing, and sales roles. Karen has been in the forefront of blockchain infrastructure and working with BlockCypher who has built machine-learning and graph traversal systems on Apache Spark to help both government organizations and private businesses stay informed in the brave new world of blockchain technology. At BlockCypher, Karen focuses on Blockchain technology that represents a new paradigm for applications in fintech and beyond. As blockchain adoption continues to accelerate, organizations big and small need to understand the systems required to efficiently and quickly analyze the wealth of complex information available. Prior to BlockCypher, Karen was at Siebel System, Informatica, Datameer and SugarCRM where she has led teams to bring new products to market. She has also worked closely with financial standards organizations, such as SWIFT, ACORD, and FpML.