MARKET EVOLUTION STRATEGIST
I work on institutional adoption of tokenization with financial institutions and blockchain infrastructure companies. Most teams can generate interest, but struggle to convert that into structured use cases and executable pathways.​
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Financial markets are undergoing a structural shift as tokenization reshapes how assets are issued, traded and settled. My work focuses on how this transition moves from concept to institutional execution, aligning emerging architectures with business objectives, risk frameworks and operational realities.
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Advising on the Future of Financial Infrastructure
"I advise financial institutions at the intersection of finance, technology, and institutional trust, translating tokenisation and next-generation market infrastructure into regulator-ready, revenue-aligned execution across business, risk and strategy."
About Gaya
Gaya Chandrasekaran has nearly two decades of experience in corporate and investment banking within global financial institutions, spanning origination, structuring and risk oversight of complex financial products across corporates and financial institutions. Her background combines front-office commercial deal-making with senior executive risk management. Having operated as both a corporate and investment banker and as Deputy Head of Wholesale Credit Risk, she maintains a comprehensive view of the institutional lifecycle, from client origination through to balance sheet and regulatory considerations. She has served on senior risk committees with delegated authority and has led complex regulatory and portfolio-level decision making across large institutional exposures. Drawing on this experience, her current work focuses on the institutional adoption of tokenization and the evolution of financial market infrastructure. She works across advisory mandates, research and execution, translating emerging technologies into business, risk and strategic frameworks that can be implemented within institutional environments. Her work includes supporting institutional partnership development and designing execution pathways for adoption as well as delivering targeted research and strategic insight. Gaya contributed to the Tokenization Playbook 2026 with Evergon Labs and actively participates in industry dialogue on the future of tokenized financial markets. She also serves as the President of the Alumni Tech Club at London Business School (5-10k members globally), where she convenes discussions on web3 and tokenization related topics including the ‘Hybrid Future of Money’.
What I do?
I sit between financial institutions and blockchain infrastructure companies, helping drive institutional adoption of tokenisation. I bring an understanding of how institutional systems work across business and risk, combined with deep exposure to the tokenisation ecosystem, to translate this into real-world implementation. I help shape how institutions enter, structure, and scale participation, starting with use cases that can actually work across systems, risk, and regulation.
How to work with me?
There are two primary ways institutions work with me:
Institutional Advisory & Execution
I work with financial institutions, infrastructure providers, and technology firms to translate strategy into executable pathways.
Research & Strategic Insight
I provide targeted research and deep-dive analysis on tokenisation, digital assets, and the evolution of financial market infrastructure.
"I stay close to implementation where it matters, ensuring that strategic direction translates into outcomes that can be delivered within institutional environments."
What it takes to move tokenisation from interest to institutional pilot?
A selection of research and perspectives on tokenisation, market infrastructure, and institutional adoption.
