Diana Oreto is a blockchain and digital assets expert, translating these innovations into frameworks that financial institutions and regulators can trust. She produces industry recommendations and thought leadership to guide strategy, business development, and partnerships for digital money and payments, tokenization, decentralized finance (DeFi), technical standards, taxonomy, and blockchain/AI convergence. As Head of Research at Global Blockchain Business Council, Diana convened key stakeholders to address pressing challenges in the space, while highlighting blockchain use cases and contributing to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Diana also co-authored the book Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy: Capturing Opportunities Through Data, published content on stablecoins for Forbes, and previously held roles in investment banking, development finance, and advising global regulators. Diana was part of the 2019 Money20/20 RiseUp cohort, and she is an alumna of Notre Dame with an MBA from Yale, where she runs a blockchain professional affinity group.