Dr Garrick Hileman
Economist, researcher, educator and adviser on digital assets, financial innovation, AI and macroeconomic change.
Biography
Dr Garrick Hileman is an economist, researcher, educator and adviser working across digital assets, financial innovation, artificial intelligence and macroeconomic change. He co-authored the University of Cambridge's first Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study and Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study, created CoinDesk's State of Bitcoin and State of Blockchain reports, and served as Head of Research at Blockchain.com.
He has held research and visiting-fellow roles at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics, where he completed his PhD in economic history, and holds an MBA from IMD. At Cambridge he developed and taught the UK's first university class on blockchain technology. He has more than 20 years of private-sector experience, including at Bank of America, The Home Depot, IDG and Allianz, and has served on the boards of public and private companies. In 2026 he gave expert economic evidence in the DIFC Digital Economy Court.
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Short bio
Dr Garrick Hileman is an economist and adviser on digital assets, financial innovation, AI and macroeconomic change. He co-authored the University of Cambridge's first global cryptocurrency and blockchain benchmarking studies, was Head of Research at Blockchain.com, and holds a PhD in economic history from the London School of Economics.
Areas of expertise
- Digital assets & blockchain
- Stablecoins, payments & CBDCs
- AI, work & responsible adoption
- Financial innovation & market structure
- Macroeconomics & geopolitical change
- Economic history & institutional risk