Meet the Women Of The Blockchain: Ayesha Kiani, Managing Director of Republic Crypto

I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have gotten the education I’ve received. While I was in law school I ran an organization that built schools for underprivileged children — especially girls — in Pakistan. I wanted to give those girls a fraction of the chance I got. I fundraised for the nonprofit and built about 7 schools. I wish I had more time now to start that up again, but for now it’s something I hope to do in the future.

I had the plasure to interview Ayesha Kiani, Managing Director — Republic Crypto. Ayesha helped Republic’s CEO lead their pre-sale round, which successfully raised $12 million. She was also one of the first females to join a blockchain project in 2016 when ICOs were still a novel idea. Ayesha is also aiming to make crypto accessible to everyone.

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I started my career as a corporate attorney at Skadden Arps after graduating from…