On this episode of the CFA Society San Francisco Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Emi Yoshikawa, CFA, VP of Corporate Strategy and  Operations at Ripple. Emi is responsible for the company’s corporate strategy and business operations as well as joint venture partnerships. She also serves as a board member of MoneyTap, Inc., which builds a next-gen payments platform by leveraging distributed ledger technology. She is also an adjunct professor at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS) as well as a founding core member of its Blockchain Research Center and is driving blockchain research collaboration between industry and academia. Listen to the full interview, where Emi shares her insights into the future of Blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and transitioning into Fintech. This episode discusses Fintech, career transitions, investment management, career development, Blockchain, and cryptocurrency.