Current Position & Biography
Catherine Mulligan is a digital-technology researcher and founder of Digital Crossroads. A November 4, 2026 interview identifies her as a visiting academic at Imperial College London and describes her work on economic, social and environmental resilience. Ledger also lists her on its current editorial board. These roles connect a wider digital-sustainability practice with a sustained involvement in cryptocurrency and blockchain research.
Her earlier positions included co-directing the Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. A British Blockchain Association announcement records her subsequent University of Lisbon professorship and leadership of DCentral. Those appointments are presented as historical, rather than carried forward as current roles. The United Kingdom is the primary professional market used here, with Portugal recorded as a historical academic association rather than a claim about current residence.
Notable Contributions
Mulligan gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs on July 19, 2016, during its inquiry into distributed ledger technologies. The published transcript identifies her as a witness alongside other academic, financial and industry participants. This is a direct record of her contribution to public-policy examination of blockchain, not an inference based solely on her broader technology work.
Her technical education work includes an O’Reilly Velocity London 2017 keynote on blockchain and distributed computing. The conference publisher describes its focus as the implications of blockchain for distributed systems and the challenges of building and maintaining those systems. It documents a practical engineering perspective alongside her policy-facing activity.
The British Blockchain Association announced her election to its fellowship. In February 2024, the University of Zurich Blockchain Center hosted her for a session titled “Blockchain and Sustainability: Quo Vadis?” Together with her current Ledger board listing, these records establish continuing participation in research and public discussion around blockchain infrastructure.
Why Katharos Is Following Them
Katharos follows Mulligan for the connection she makes between digital infrastructure and the conditions under which it operates. Her documented crypto-related work spans research leadership, technical communication, parliamentary evidence and sustainability discussion. That combination is useful when assessing claims that blockchain systems can improve coordination or institutional resilience.
Her recent interview emphasizes architecture, dependencies and accountability in digital systems. For Katharos, these are questions to investigate when covering digital assets, rather than evidence that any particular chain or token has delivered environmental or social benefits.
Areas to Follow
Blockchain research and editorial activity, including newly published work rather than only historical affiliations.
Evidence on digital infrastructure, resilience and sustainability.
Public-policy discussion of distributed ledgers and their practical limits.
Digital Crossroads publications and projects that explicitly involve blockchain or digital assets.
Reporting Scope
Coverage should separate current appointments from historical university and advisory positions. A speaking appearance or editorial role does not imply ownership of a protocol, responsibility for every published paper, or endorsement of particular assets. This profile does not claim that Mulligan operates an exchange, issues a token or manages investments. Claims about sustainability outcomes should be assessed against the underlying evidence and the specific system being discussed.
Katharos Category
Community, Media & Education
Photo Credit
Aron Urb / EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, October 16, 2017. CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized. Original and license: Sources 7–8.
Source review: November 6, 2026.