Chris Ballinger is the CEO and Co-founder of the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), a global consortium of government agencies, academic institutions, private companies, and public organizations exploring blockchain and distributed ledger technology to improve mobility, transit, and logistics. Before MOBI, Chris held a variety of senior positions at Toyota, including CFO, Innovation, Business Analytics at Toyota Financial Services and Director of Mobility and Blockchain Services at Toyota Research Institute. Before Toyota, Chris worked as an international monetary economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and SVP Treasury and Risk at Bank of America.