Christian Thompson
Head of the Sui Foundation at Sui
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Christian Thompson is the head of the Sui Foundation. Prior to joining Mysten Labs and the Sui Foundation, Thompson served as Deputy CISO at Meta and was an early member of the Libra/Diem project. He also founded Knowledge Preserve and OnDetail and has served in law enforcement for nearly a decade. In addition, he founded The Capital Quorum and co-founded the Capitola Foundation for Public Safety and Community Services.
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