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Christian Catalini

Super founder
2
Companies founded
$1M
Total funding raised
2 schools
Education

Companies founded

Lightspark
CEO · CSO · Founder · 2022 – present
MIT Sloan School of Management
Founder · 1914 – present

Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

The Better Money Company
Advisor · 2026 – present
Skyfire Systems
Advisor · 2025 – present
Forbes
Contributor · 2024 – present
Flashnet
Advisor · 2024 – present
Coinbase
Advisory Board · 2022 – present
MKT4INTEL
Associate · Board Member · 2012 – present

Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Technology Advisory Committee Member · 2023 – 2025
Chaps Clearing Company Limited
Member · 2021 – 2023
Chainlink Labs
Advisor · 2021 – 2025
Libra.org
Chief Economist · 2018 – 2022
National Bureau of Economic Research
Faculty Research Fellow · 2018 – 2023
Meta
Head Economist · 2018 – 2022
Algorand
Economic Advisor · 2017 – 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor · 2017 – 2021
Delphia
Advisor · 2014 – 2025
Brainmaven
Chief Scientist · 2011 – 2012
Bocconi University
Research Scientist · 2006 – 2007

Education

Bocconi University
Msc · 2004 – 2006
Bocconi University
Bachelor · 2001 – 2004
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