About the Unchained Team
Meet the Team
Laura Shin – Founder and CEO
Laura is a crypto journalist, host of the Unchained podcast, and author of “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze” (PublicAffairs, 2022)...
Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and videos have had 20 million downloads and views. Shin has spoken about cryptocurrency at places such as TEDx San Francisco, the International Monetary Fund, Singularity University and the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Read more about her at laurashin.com.
Juan Aranovich – Managing Editor
Juan is an economist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s very passionate about the ethos of crypto and decentralization, and he has his own newsletter...
Previously in TradFi and consulting, he now helps run Unchained operations. Find him on Twitter.
Steven Ehrlich – Executive Editor
Before joining, I served as director of research for digital assets at Forbes. Prior to this I was at Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S. Before joining Kraken I served as chief operating officer at the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit trade association dedicated to the comprehensive adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies across global markets. ..
Before joining the WSBA, I was the Lead Associate within the Emerging Technologies practice at Spitzberg Partners, a boutique corporate advisory firm that advises leading firms across industries on blockchain technology. Previously I was Vice President/Lead Strategy Analyst at Citi FinTech, where I drove strategic and new business development initiatives for Citigroup’s Global Retail and Consumer Bank business across 20 countries. I also served five years as a Senior Intelligence Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton supporting the U.S. Department of Defense. I have a B.S. in Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and a M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Additionally, I am a Certified Information Privacy Professional (United States, Canada, and the European Union) and a Certified Information Privacy Technologist at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Matt Pilchard – Unchained AV engineer
Eternally curious and creative media, UI/UX, Analytics web solutions developer who works with process and operations to design, create and support solutions that produce impact and value...
Passionate about decentralized blockchain technologies and the future of DeFi.
Sam Sriram – Reporter
Sam is a crypto journalist based in Sydney. She has a Masters in Finance and Business Analytics, and is interested in blockchain technology adoption across various sectors.
Tom Primavera – Sponsorships
Tom is a New York City-based crypto enthusiast. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, over 7 years of ad sales experience, and over 4 years of crypto experience. Tom previously worked on the sponsorship team at The Block. He’s most passionate about DeFi, and how blockchain technology expands access to financial tools worldwide.
Veronica Irwin – Regulatory Reporter
Veronica is a New York City-based tech reporter covering how cryptocurrency impacts politics and society. She is particularly interested in US government regulation of crypto as well as how the industry can bring financial equity to the underserved around the world. She has previously worked at Forbes, Protocol, and several local outlets in her previous home of San Francisco.
Pam Majumdar – Social media & analytics
Pam is a Los Angeles-based crypto and fitness enthusiast.
Danny Villarreal – Operations assistant
Danny is a multimedia graphic designer from Medellín, Colombia. With an emphasis on animation, video editing and web page development. 11 years of experience working in digital marketing agencies and companies in the fashion industry.
