Boston-based private equity real estate firm, Muirfield Investment Partners, is pleased to announce that blockchain specialist and CTO of IBM Blockchain, Gari Singh, has joined the firm as an advisor. Muirfield is leading the effort to reinvent and improve private equity investing through the use of blockchain technology and Mr. Singh's technical expertise will help guide Muirfield's efforts in both the near and long-term.

About Gari Singh

As a Distinguished Engineer and the CTO of IBM Blockchain, Gari Singh has provided the guidance and leadership that has made IBM a leader in the blockchain space. He is responsible for IBM's core blockchain platform as well as IBM's blockchain as a service offering.

Mr. Singh is also a core maintainer and contributor to Hyperledger Fabric, an open source blockchain technology designed to meet the needs of businesses. He led the development and deployment of the IBM Blockchain on Bluemix, a peer-to-peer permissioned network built on top of the Hyperledger Fabric code, which provides tools for developers building blockchain applications.

About Muirfield Investment Partners

Muirfield Investment Partners is an opportunistic private equity real estate investment firm headquartered in Boston, MA, leading the effort to reinvent and improve private equity investing through the use of blockchain technology. By utilizing blockchain technology, Muirfield's proprietary investment solutions aim to solve key structural issues with traditional private equity funds, offer investors liquidity and improve alignment with their investment managers.