Hey, I'm Christina 👋
Builder of communities, ecosystems, and other worlds.
I build communities and ecosystems, not just products. Every ecosystem runs on a different mix of players. As a master connector, my job is finding the right mix and getting them in the same room. In crypto it's founders, builders, creators, institutions, and capital, plus the diehard fans who give it energy. Get it right and the ecosystem becomes a growth engine: teams build on your platform, adopt more of your products, and stick around.
I've had a non-linear career: over more than a decade I went from product designer to startup builder to ecosystem grower, from Call of Duty to village savings groups to crypto.
Today I lead Ecosystem Growth at Ripple: bringing fintechs onto RLUSD, payments, and custody, and leading a global team across Europe, LATAM, APAC, and MENA.
TL;DR
The short version
- Shaping Ripple's agentic finance strategy, bringing x402 and AI agent payments to the XRP Ledger on stablecoin rails. Micropayments that never made sense before are now saving merchants real money
- Managed a 1bn XRP fund that brought 200+ startups into the Ripple and XRP ecosystem
- Created 5 independent organizations so the XRP community could grow beyond Ripple: the XRP Ledger Foundation, XRP Asia (including XRPL Japan and XRPL Korea), and XRP Europe
- Brought founders, bankers, and fans into one room at XRP Seoul, now Asia's largest XRP conference with 5,000 attendees, sparking partnerships across the ecosystem. Watch my talks: the agentic economy · XRP in institutional finance · growing the ecosystem
- Helped take 2 startups from early stage to acquisition, one by Hulu
- Brought DreamSave to life, an app that helps people in community savings groups save and borrow together, now used by nearly 1 million members across 37 countries. Recognized with 4 Fast Company World Changing Ideas awards and a Fintech Inclusion 50 pick
Previously
Where I've been
- built Ripple's product design and research team, from NFTs to CBDCs
- took Call of Duty beyond the console and into your pocket at Activision
- helped independent artists get their music out with UnitedMasters
Selected projects
Things I've helped make real, for impact and for fun
DreamSave: the future of village savings groups
With DreamStart Labs, I designed DreamSave, an app that helps women in village savings groups across Africa reach their financial goals and build a better future. Alongside it, DreamSave Insights gave NGOs analytics and monitoring tools.
Watch: Digital Savings Groups in ActionMembers in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone · Vimeo
Zendo: group meditation driven by your heartbeat
With artist Ke Jyun Wu and Zendo Tools, I helped build an immersive group meditation installation. Heart rate monitors and movement sensors turn each participant's body into light and sound, so a room full of people can find calm together.
Watch: Zendo ProjectImmersive meditation art work · Vimeo
Press Reset: a stress lab on your wrist in beta
A personal stress management lab: meditation and breathwork with live HRV tracking and real-time biofeedback on your Apple Watch. Join the beta →
Why I do this
The best things we build help people become more themselves, and reach further than they could alone. Building something ambitious and a little magical? Let's brainstorm.