David Walsh is a business development and enterprise blockchain executive whose work centers on digital asset infrastructure, institutional staking systems, and enterprise adoption of public blockchain networks. He has held commercial and ecosystem leadership roles at Staking Rewards, Alluvial, and Liquid Collective, and, since June 2025, has served as Head of Enterprise at the Ethereum Foundation; he is also a co‑founder of Enterprise Onchain, an initiative focused on enterprise blockchain infrastructure and on‑chain business applications. ^[5]

Education

Walsh earned a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University College Cork and a Master’s in Management from UCD Michael Sumrfit Graduate Business School. ^{[3] [2]}​

Career

Walsh began his career at EY in 2018 as a senior consultant in the firm’s UK and Ireland consulting practice, where he worked on projects related to financial services as well as energy and asset management sectors. He remained at EY until 2021, then transitioned into the digital asset and blockchain industry. In 2021, Walsh joined Staking Rewards as Sales and Operations Manager, working across finance, operations, marketing, research, sales, and growth functions during the company’s early expansion phase. Later that year, he became Head of Sales & Partnerships, leading the company’s commercial operations, enterprise partnerships, and go-to-market strategy. During his tenure, Staking Rewards expanded its enterprise client base and introduced industry initiatives, including the Staking Summit and Validator Service Provider (VSP) programs.

In August 2023, Walsh joined Liquid Collective as Head of Ecosystem while also serving as Head of Sales at Alluvial, the development company behind the institutional liquid staking protocol. His work focused on ecosystem partnerships, institutional staking infrastructure, and business development related to Ethereum staking services. During this period, Liquid Collective expanded participation among institutional digital asset firms and infrastructure providers, including Coinbase, Galaxy, Kraken, BitGo, Figment, and Anchorage. In December 2024, Walsh became Head of Ecosystem at Alluvial following an expanded role within the organization. In June 2025, he joined the Ethereum Foundation as Head of Enterprise, focusing on enterprise blockchain adoption and institutional engagement within the Ethereum ecosystem. Later that year, he also became a co-founder of Enterprise Onchain, an initiative focused on enterprise blockchain infrastructure and on-chain business applications. ^{[1] [2]}

Panels

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At AdoptionCon in November 2025, Walsh joined a panel discussion alongside Zhixie Zhang, Stephen Goldfeder, and Fei to discuss institutional adoption of blockchain infrastructure and the development of decentralized financial systems. The panel examined how blockchain technology had evolved from experimental deployments toward broader institutional integration across financial services and enterprise applications. The speakers discussed infrastructure requirements for institutional blockchain adoption, including interoperability, privacy systems, governance structures, and network neutrality. Zhang described efforts to expand Bitcoin’s use within decentralized finance environments, while Goldfeder discussed Ethereum and Layer 2 networks such as Arbitrum as infrastructure for enterprise and consumer-facing applications. Walsh focused on the increasing use of on-chain assets and blockchain-based services by both traditional financial institutions and crypto-native organizations, noting a shift toward operational deployment rather than experimental testing. The discussion also addressed the role of regulatory developments, customizable institutional infrastructure, and blockchain’s potential advantages in transparency, resilience, and operational efficiency. Panelists emphasized that privacy technologies, scalable infrastructure, and governance frameworks would likely remain central considerations as financial institutions expand their use of on-chain systems and digital asset services. ^[4]​