Bio

My name is Habibe, known as ''Bibi” in WEB2; in WEB3 I am “The Bibster” moving 0-60 in all things 4IR.🚀 My Arabic name translates to beloved! I inherited my unique name from my father, a custom when born male, he insisted. My parents came here for the American dream; reintroduced to my mother at age 2 and raised by my tenacious 💪Granma. Mom became a seamstress and pivoted to singing I cannot hold a note!🎵 I adopted the values of my Ecuadorian parents. I am a proud Ecuadorian woman and mother of 3 boys, now man. I completed my degrees while raising them single-handedly. I love to read and learn, my latest obsession, Crypto, Blockchain and NFT's. When not reading the code or about the new financial eco-system, I look forward to my travels and photography. I am a subject matter expert in corporate International taxation, my superpowers are: 1) Providing specialized tax expertise and thought leadership to internal/external stakeholders. 2) Leading strategic process improvements by identifying, developing, and executing diligently. 3) Contributing to business units the solutions that provide excellent customer delivery and tax savings. 4) Build, support, promote inclusion and equity by providing authentic support to internal and external ERG's. Considered an exceptional tax leader with extensive experience in inbound and outbound taxation. I bring experience in serving internal and external clients in the financial markets industries. I have worked for public and private multinational corporations assisting in improving internal controls and developing strategies to enhance the performance of the tax function. I am capable of balancing long-term tax planning strategies with business operational efficiencies while minimizing risk. I exhibit strong business acumen by working effectively in partnership with others; a motivator, one who cooperates and collaborates across all functions. Result driven professional with excellent project management skills, ability to develop, mentor, and effectively lead a team. An effective communicator with strong written and verbal skills with Big 4 experience servicing clients in the Financial Services industry. 📣 A speaker/moderate for the IIB and ITR. 🏆Recognized for DEI efforts by Money 20/20 “Ones to Watch” 👀 selected as Cohort for Amplify 2021 🧩National Board Experience 🌈DEI ERG experience 💰Blockchain and Digital Assets advisor 🏆Finance Award for Tax Planning 🧑🏽‍💼Advisor to Board