Chaddy Huussin is the Head of Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Assets Security at JPMorgan Chase & Co. ^[1]​^[2] Based in New York, Huussin has been central to the firm's blockchain initiatives since their inception, having previously led both the Blockchain Center of Excellence and the development of the Quorum platform ^[1].

Education

Huussin attended The George Washington University from 2002 to 2006. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree, having focused his studies on Finance and Information Systems ^[1].

Career

Huussin began his career in consulting before moving into the financial sector and eventually specializing in emerging financial technologies at JPMorgan Chase & Co. ^[1].

Early Career

After graduating, Huussin's first role was as a Consultant at Oracle, based in Reston, Virginia, from June 2006 to September 2007. Following his time at Oracle, he joined BearingPoint in New York as a Senior Consultant, a position he held from September 2007 until July 2010 ^[1].

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Huussin joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. in July 2010 as a Vice President within the Corporate & Investment Bank, a role he held for over five years ^[1]. His career at the firm took a significant turn in late 2015 when he transitioned to focus on the emerging field of blockchain technology, becoming a foundational member of the bank's efforts in this area ^{[1] [3]}.

Leadership in Blockchain

Huussin's work at JPMorgan has been instrumental in establishing the bank as a major player in the enterprise blockchain space, leading three successive and pivotal initiatives.

In November 2015, Huussin was appointed to establish and lead the bank's Blockchain Center of Excellence. As the head of this group until May 2018, he was responsible for leading the initial exploration, research, and development of blockchain technology solutions for the firm. This early work laid the groundwork for J.P. Morgan's subsequent projects, including the development of Quorum and the formation of the Onyx division ^[1].

From May 2018 to April 2021, Huussin served as the Head of Quorum. In this capacity, he led the team responsible for building and managing Quorum, an open-source, enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform. Based on Ethereum, Quorum was specifically designed with features for privacy and high performance to meet the needs of the financial industry. Under his leadership, the platform became one of the most prominent enterprise blockchains, culminating in its acquisition by the blockchain software technology company ConsenSys in August 2020 ^[1].

Since April 2021, Huussin has served as the Head of Innovation & Product Strategy for Onyx by J.P. Morgan ^[1]. In this role, he oversees the strategic direction and development of new products for the Onyx division, which consolidates JPMorgan's efforts in blockchain, digital currency, and digital assets ^{[1] [4]}. The division manages key projects such as JPM Coin, a permissioned system that serves as a payment rail and deposit account ledger, and the Onyx Digital Assets platform, which facilitates the tokenization of traditional financial assets ^{[1] [5]}.