Our Team

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Benjamin Levit is the CEO of Bluechip. He discovered crypto in 2016 as a professional poker player, and decided to apply his risk management skills to the world of digital assets. Prior to founding Bluechip, he built a successful e-commerce business, where he led operations, finance, and marketing across the firm.
Benjamin Levit
CEO & Co-Founder
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Garett Jones is the Chief Economist at Bluechip. He is a Professor of Economics at the George Mason University. His academic research spans behavioural macroeconomics, monetary policy, and corporate finance. He was also an Advisor to the Reserve Protocol. He holds a PhD in Economics from University of California San Diego.
Garett Jones
Chief Economist & Co-Founder
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Amey Dandawate is the Ratings Director for stablecoins at Bluechip. Previously, he led a team of research analysts at Delphi Digital, producing token due diligence for institutional clients. He also managed social media strategy for leading DeFi protocols at Scrib3. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from EBS Universität.
Amey Dandawate
Ratings Director
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Philipp Hochreiter is the Regulatory Research Director at Bluechip. Previously, he spent five years at Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) covering macroprudential policy. He has held senior compliance roles at Erste Group and Bitpanda. He is also the Founder of Stiltskin Regulatory Consulting. He holds a Master's degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Philipp Hochreiter
Regulatory Research Director
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Hans-Georg Mayer is the Communications Director at Bluechip. Previously, he was Managing Director of the PR agency Milestones and Head of Product PR at Kapsch AG. He is also the Founder of Punktgenau PR. He holds a Master's degree in Communications from the University of Salzburg.
Hans-Georg Mayer
Communications Director
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Ronald Prohazka is the Conference Director at Bluechip. Previously, he was the Co-Owner of Sky Deluxe Catering. He is also the Founder of Come In OG and Eventgate, and serves on the board of Forum Incoming. He holds a Master's degree in Event Management from the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein.
Ronald Prohazka
Conference Director