William Peracchio
Public Policy Intern at Circle
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Peracchio is a researcher and product manager focused on reshaping financial infrastructure through digital currencies, tokenization, and stablecoins, with eight years of cross-disciplinary experience in fintech and software engineering. Currently at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative and contributing to the Bretton Woods Committee’s Future of Finance working group, he blends policy-minded research with hands-on product delivery. His background includes technical product management and research roles at Knova and Knox Networks, where he worked on CBDCs, tokenized deposits, and developer-facing integrations. William pairs deep technical roots—from software internships at Microsoft and OSIsoft to an MS in Computer Science—with graduate studies in emerging tech public policy and global affairs, enabling him to translate complex protocols into practical policy and product decisions. He also writes on digital government initiatives and has a track record of communicating technical ideas to executive and policy audiences. Notably, his career bridges applied engineering and high-level strategy, making him equally comfortable prototyping systems and shaping the governance conversations around them.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Lehigh UniversityMaster of Management Science in Global Affairs, Master of Management Science in Global Affairs at Tsinghua UniversityHarvard Kennedy SchoolUS News & World Report 2020 #1 STEM High School in the country. Niche 2021 #10 Public High School in the country., US News & World Report 2020 #1 STEM High School in the country. Niche 2021 #10 Public High School in the country. at High Technology High SchoolMaster of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMasters of Management Science in Global Affairs, Masters of Management Science in Global Affairs at Schwarzman ScholarsMaster of Public Administration - MPA, Emerging Tech Public Policy, Master of Public Administration - MPA, Emerging Tech Public Policy at Harvard UniversityMaster of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General at Stanford University
Spanish, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (8)
partials6
heroku6
javascript6
handlebars6
react4
frontend2
csb2
flowchart1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
willperacchio/Procedural-Personal-Website-Alexandria-
Sep 2019 - Sep 2020
Personal Website
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 year
react
knox-networks/grpc-sdks
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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