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As the developer relations lead and previously leading the Solutions Engineering team at Fireblocks, the largest institutional blockchain infrastructure provider, Slava has engaged with hundreds of Blockchain Architects.

These interactions, ranging from small startups to large fintech and Web2 companies entering the blockchain space, have provided him with a deep understanding of the role and its challenges.

He worked closely with these architects to understand their needs, to help them to design and build their use case in the most efficient, secure and robust way possible and eventually digested their feedback and work methodologies into our product by working closely with the relevant internal teams.

As Vice President of Security and Trust Products, Shahar brings over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity R&D and product management. At Fireblocks, he oversees a global team of engineers, product managers, and security researchers focused on protecting Fireblocks’ customers from both current and emerging security threats.

Shahar’s responsibilities include ensuring the highest standards of security, providing full visibility of operations, and implementing robust security mechanisms to prevent and detect attacks effectively.

Shahar’s passion for technology and security began at a young age when he started as a hobbyist developer, building and modifying computer games. This interest led him to Unit 8200 of the Israeli Military Intelligence Corps, where he served for eight years, ultimately founding and leading a team of 25 security researchers as Director of Security Research.

Before joining Fireblocks, Shahar was the Vice President of Products at Paragon, a mobile security company, where he developed and scaled innovative security products.

Shahar is a co-founder and vice chairman of the Crypto ISAC, an industry-wide organization focused on enhancing security and resilience within the blockchain ecosystem by facilitating threat intelligence sharing.

As VP of Technology, Arik leads the technology research and innovation group in Fireblocks, working on the next frontier of Fireblocks products and technologies as the company scales massively in its core business.

He has spent the last 20 years building deep tech products in a variety of companies (4-person teams to large bureaucratic organizations) and a variety of roles (developer to VP R&D to VP Technology) while constantly focusing on creating bottom-line and customer impact and paradigm shifts in the company’s technology and operation.