# Watson Ladd

> Cryptography, Engineering, and Standardization

Location: Emeryville, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/watsonladd

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Akamai Technologies
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Cryptography Staff @ Sealance Corp.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Cryptography Engineer @ Cloudflare, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Turned research papers into standards and products.

### Graduate Student @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2013 – Jan 2018

### Risk Management Intern @ RBC Capital Markets
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Developed risk models and reported on performance and holdings of desks in Global Arbitrage and Trading.


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics
University of Chicago


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/watson-ladd-166a4893

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Last updated: 2026-04-12