Hatim Hussain

Hatim is a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil / PhD) candidate in Law under the supervision of Prof. Ben McFarlane and Prof. Kristin van Zwieten. His doctoral research focuses on developing a conceptual and functional framework for rights in natively digital assets under insolvency law. He is a Rhodes Scholar (India & Balliol 2020) and a Schwarzman Scholar.

Prior to taking up doctoral studies, Hatim read on the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) programme at University of Oxford and on MMSc. in Management Sciences at Tsinghua University, China. Hatim completed his undergraduate degree in Law at Gujarat National Law University, India (B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.), where he graduated with several gold medals and an award for best overall performance in the undergraduate degree.

Hatim holds experience working in RegTech (as Head of Content - Annotations, with Reg Genome, a regulatory intelligence company) and financial services (as Chief Risk and Legal Officer (CRO/CLO) and MLRO with nsave, a Swiss fintech), as a consultant (with Boldly Go Philanthropy and UNDP), as a researcher (with Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF)) and as a tutor for the University of Cambridge's FinTech and Regulatory Innovation (CFTRI) and Digital Assets for Regulators (CDAR) programmes. At Oxford, in addition to the DPhil, Hatim serves as an Associate Editor for the Oxford Business Law Blog and as the President of the Oxford FinTech and Legaltech Society.

Hatim's research interests lie at the intersection of law, finance and technology.