Intro
To get started, as I have already explored Ripple's technology and leadership in part I of this series (found here), we will look at R3 through the same lens. R3, like Ripple, is a private company based in the U.S. with offices around the globe in financial hubs such as New York, Singapore and London. They describe themselves as "an enterprise software firm working with over 100 banks, financial institutions....and technology companies to develop Corda, our distributed ledger platform designed specifically for financial services."
Leadership
R3 was founded by David E. Rutter who