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Alex Riggs-Miller is founder and CEO of SmartChain Media, a premiere media and blockchain company that is transforming entertainment. SmartChain Media is creating a platform that levels the playing field for content creators all over the world regardless of gender, language, location or race.
Although the core of his work has been around business and technology Alex has had deep passion for storytelling and the narratives that fill our world. This passion allowed him to create a platform that unites viewers and content creators, which improves the quality of entertainment and creates a model where anyone can benefit. He has also been working with blockchain technology since 2012 and considered a veteran in such a young industry, this allows him to offer great insights that bridge standard technology with blockchain in order to bring real world applications forward.
Alex Riggs-Miller has over 23 years of experience in IT consulting, business management and business consulting with a global acumen spanning 10 countries and 17 industries. He is an expert and entrepreneur in the following industries; technology, crowdfunding, entertainment, blockchain, content delivery networks (CDN), content management systems (CMS), desktop virtualization, cloud architecture (Public, Private, Hybrid), SaaS, DaaS, VoIP, VDI, mobility, and a deep understanding of web & social media platforms.
His experience comes from strategic and operational roles in some of the world’s key companies and agencies: Citrix Systems, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Goldman Sachs, NetApp, VMware, Gensler, Sprint, John Hancock Financial, Kaiser Permanente, Kaman Aerospace, DOD, CENTCOM, FDA, HHS, NIH, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USPS, US Navy, US Army, DOJ, and GAO.