Paul Brody
EY | Global Blockchain Leader
As EY Global Blockchain Leader, Paul Brody is responsible for driving initiatives and investments in
blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines, including the build-out of the first
EY global SaaS platform, Blockchain.EY.com.
With Brody at the helm, EY was the first and only professional services firm to commit to public
blockchains and Ethereum. Since then, EY has launched public blockchain solutions, including
participating in the creation of the Baseline protocol alongside ConsenSys and Microsoft, which aims to
help enterprises adopt public blockchain. Brody also helped build the industry’s first smart contract
testing platform and first on-chain audit platform.
Beyond being the driving force behind enterprise blockchain innovation at EY, Brody also serves as the
Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the leading global community for enterprise
blockchain.
Brody has gained global recognition for his commitment to public networks and for his belief that
enterprises can and should utilize the core principles of true decentralization and transparency for a
better working world. It is that commitment which led Brody to pioneer Nightfall, a breakthrough
technology that brings the benefits of privacy to the Ethereum network, and Starlight, a prototype
private business logic compiler. Both technologies are open sourced to boost awareness of public
blockchains and confidence in their security and transparency.
In 2023 EY Blockchain was named market leader in the HFS Horizons Public Blockchain Services report.
The EY team’s clear market vision and focus on Ethereum have led to this position for public
blockchains. In addition, W3B named the EY Global Blockchain Team 2022 Blockchain Services Award
Winner, recognizing providers of blockchain technologies and services that are working to transform
their clients’ operations, supply chains, or ecosystems. W3B also awarded Paul Brody the Blockchain
Leadership Award in 2022.
Prior to joining EY, Brody served as Vice President and Global Industry Leader in Mobile and IoT at a
multinational technology company. In 2023, he authored Ethereum for Business, a book to help non-
technical, C-level executives and company leaders understand how and why Ethereum applies to
specific use cases. Brody earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a certificate in African Studies,
both from Princeton University.
Brody is an established thought leader in the blockchain space and a regular contributor and author toCoinDesk since 2018, with more than 73 published blogs on a broad range of blockchain topics. Inaddition, he has been a member of the executive board of Fast Company since January 2024.
As EY Global Blockchain Leader, Paul Brody is responsible for driving initiatives and investments in
blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines, including the build-out of the first
EY global SaaS platform, Blockchain.EY.com.
With Brody at the helm, EY was the first and only professional services firm to commit to public
blockchains and Ethereum. Since then, EY has launched public blockchain solutions, including
participating in the creation of the Baseline protocol alongside ConsenSys and Microsoft, which aims to
help enterprises adopt public blockchain. Brody also helped build the industry’s first smart contract
testing platform and first on-chain audit platform.
Beyond being the driving force behind enterprise blockchain innovation at EY, Brody also serves as the
Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the leading global community for enterprise
blockchain.
Brody has gained global recognition for his commitment to public networks and for his belief that
enterprises can and should utilize the core principles of true decentralization and transparency for a
better working world. It is that commitment which led Brody to pioneer Nightfall, a breakthrough
technology that brings the benefits of privacy to the Ethereum network, and Starlight, a prototype
private business logic compiler. Both technologies are open sourced to boost awareness of public
blockchains and confidence in their security and transparency.
In 2023 EY Blockchain was named market leader in the HFS Horizons Public Blockchain Services report.
The EY team’s clear market vision and focus on Ethereum have led to this position for public
blockchains. In addition, W3B named the EY Global Blockchain Team 2022 Blockchain Services Award
Winner, recognizing providers of blockchain technologies and services that are working to transform
their clients’ operations, supply chains, or ecosystems. W3B also awarded Paul Brody the Blockchain
Leadership Award in 2022.
Prior to joining EY, Brody served as Vice President and Global Industry Leader in Mobile and IoT at a
multinational technology company. In 2023, he authored Ethereum for Business, a book to help non-
technical, C-level executives and company leaders understand how and why Ethereum applies to
specific use cases. Brody earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a certificate in African Studies,
both from Princeton University.
Brody is an established thought leader in the blockchain space and a regular contributor and author toCoinDesk since 2018, with more than 73 published blogs on a broad range of blockchain topics. Inaddition, he has been a member of the executive board of Fast Company since January 2024.