Andrew Begin is Chief Strategy Officer at Galoy, a company building core banking and payments infrastructure for bitcoin. He led the global marketing rollout of Galoy’s first product, Blink, a Bitcoin and Lightning wallet enabling everyday payments in communities around the world.

Before Galoy, he worked in the strategic consulting capabilities within the WPP and Publicis Groupe networks, advising Fortune 500 firms in finance, technology, and healthcare on large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

An active advocate for Bitcoin adoption, he organizes the Rhode Island Bitcoin Meetup and collaborates with policymakers to foster a bitcoin-friendly environment in the state. Outside of work, he pursues regenerative agriculture, music, and woodworking.