Marc Mercuri, Chief Blockchain Officer
Marc Mercuri is Chief Blockchain Officer at Shrapnel, a AAA first-person extraction shooter, with a creator ecosystem that empowers players to own their creations and shape the future of the game. He is a 29-year tech industry veteran with 26 patents issued or pending, and four published books. Prior to joining Shrapnel, Marc spent 18 years at Microsoft where he held senior roles in product, strategy (cloud, architecture, platform), evangelism, innovation, and incubation. He led and launched multiple pro code and low code blockchain APIs and developer tools at both Microsoft and ConsenSys. His work has been featured on ABC, TechCrunch, BBC, Fast Company, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Mashable, and Wired.