# Senior Ripple Veteran Vijay Chetty Joins SharesPost Digital Assets Group
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2018-06-12
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Vijay Chetty appointed VP of Business Development at
Meta Description: Exciting news as Vijay Chetty brings his expertise to drive business growth and lead strategy initiatives for the security token trading platform.
URL: https://financedigest.com/senior-ripple-veteran-vijay-chetty-joins-sharespost-digital-assets-grouphtml

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_Chetty to lead business development for the security token ATS_

> **San Francisco, CA  —** [SharesPost](https://sharespost.com/), a leading provider of late-stage private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research, has announced that Vijay Chetty has joined SharesPost Digital Assets Group as Vice President of Business Development. In his role, Chetty will head strategy development and partnership initiatives, driving business growth as SharesPost prepares to launch its security token trading platform and global network of crypto exchanges.

John Wu, CEO of SharesPost Digital Assets Group, said: “Vijay is an incredible talent, and we’re excited that he’s joining our team. His experience in building the XRP ecosystem over the past three years makes him the perfect fit for SharesPost as we [launch our security token trading platform](https://www.financedigest.com/exclusive-tp-icap-to-launch-crypto-trading-platform-with-fidelity-standard-chartered.html "Exclusive: TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered") and exchange network.”

Prior to SharesPost, Chetty spent more than three [years focusing](https://www.financedigest.com/elon-musk-focused-on-getting-self-driving-teslas-in-wide-release-by-year-end.html "Elon Musk: focused on getting self-driving Teslas in wide release by year-end") on developing and successfully scaling the XRP ecosystem at Ripple. This included leading partnership initiatives for Ripple which included deals with major [digital asset](https://www.financedigest.com/how-financial-services-organisations-can-address-the-vulnerability-lag-and-safeguard-their-most-important-digital-assets.html "How financial services organisations can address the ‘Vulnerability Lag’ and safeguard their most important digital assets") exchanges, wallet providers, custodians, aggregators, and financial institutions using XRP for settlement. Before Ripple, Chetty was on the investment team in BlackRock’s fixed income investment group, where he focused on research and portfolio management for [corporate securities and derivatives in funds totaling more than $60 billion](https://www.financedigest.com/bank-of-england-sets-out-plans-to-sell-23-billion-corporate-bond-stockpile.html "Bank of England sets out plans to sell  billion corporate bond stockpile") in assets. He also had prior roles at Hina Group and NASA, and holds a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

“It’s been a fascinating experience working in the [blockchain industry](https://www.financedigest.com/three-blockchain-application-scenarios-for-the-financial-services-industry.html "Three blockchain application scenarios for the financial services industry") over the past several years, and I’m looking forward to carrying my experience over to SharesPost,” said Chetty. “Business and ecosystem development is such a different endeavor in this industry, and I know that my experience will be a major asset to the continued development of the SharesPost [Digital Securities](https://www.financedigest.com/taming-the-new-wild-west-how-biometrics-can-help-the-ecb-deliver-a-secure-digital-euro.html "Taming the ‘new wild west’: how biometrics can help the ECB deliver a secure digital euro") Group.”

Chetty’s role as Vice President of [Business Development](https://www.financedigest.com/exit-bee-hires-neil-stewart-as-business-development-director-as-its-client-roster-grows.html "Exit Bee hires Neil Stewart as Business Development Director as its client roster grows") for SharesPost Digital Assets Group is effective immediately. For more information on SharesPost, please visit [https://sharespost.com/](https://sharespost.com/).


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