A Google executive from India has joined Coinbase as the new chief product officer after 11 years at Google. He aims to help Coinbase make cryptocurrency mainstream. “I am excited about what crypto and blockchain technology can do to democratize our financial systems,” the executive said, citing his experience growing up in India and the trauma of demonetization.
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From Google and Flipkart to Coinbase
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong announced on Wednesday that Surojit Chatterjee is joining the company as the new chief product officer. He is leaving his position as Vice President of Product at Google, where he led Google Shopping, which helps people discover and compare products on the internet giant’s website. He was also a founding member of Google’s mobile search ads product. Prior to joining Google, Chatterjee was the Head of Product at Flipkart, a popular Indian e-commerce site. Armstrong wrote:
Today we’re announcing that Surojit Chatterjee is joining Coinbase as our new Chief Product Officer after spending 11 years at Google.
Noting that the Google executive will assume his role at Coinbase on Monday, Reuters conveyed:
Chatterjee will aim to make cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum, mainstream and easy options for paying for goods and services, especially in cross-border transactions.
Armstrong told Techcrunch that Chatterjee will help the company “organize its complex array of products, including its cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, stablecoin, incentivized crypto education platform Earn and Coinbase Commerce that lets businesses take payments in bitcoin, ethereum and more.”
Experience From India and How Crypto Can Better Financial Systems
In a Medium post published on Wednesday, Chatterjee shared
