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Christopher Whinfrey is Co-Founder at Hop Protocol (Previously Authereum Labs), Developer of decentralized applications. Formerly, Founder of Level K.
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Thomas Yao
Thomas Yao is a founding partner of IMO Ventures and Chief Business Officer of Zero Gravity. He holds a bachelor's degree in applied Physics from Fudan University.
Tarrence
Tarrence is the co-founder and CEO of Cartridge and the core developer of DoJo.
Vivian (Wei) Tao
Vivian (Wei) Tao is Head of Global Partnerships at Optimism and was previously a PrimeDAO contributor. She graduated from the University of Michigan.
Travis Scher
Travis is co-founder and Managing Partner at NIV. Prior to founding NIV, he led investments at Digital Currency Group from 2015-2019, during which time he invested in over 100 crypto startups and protocols across dozens of countries. Travis started his career as an M&A attorney at Skadden Arps. He holds a BBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Charles Xue
Charles Xue is a co-founder of VIP3 and previously worked as a product manager at Tencent Music Entertainment Group. He graduated from University of Michigan.
Milad Mostavi
Milad Mostavi is a software architect and the co-founder of BarnBridge. Milad has over 20 years of experience in the software industry and has worked with some of the biggest names in the business. Mostavi started their career as a software engineer at WebTailors, where they worked for 8 years and 5 months. Milad then moved to ConsenSys, where they worked for 5 years. In their current role, Mostavi is responsible for the architecture and development of BarnBridge's platform. Milad Mostavi attended the Universitatea „Politehnica” din București from 2004-2009. Milad then went on to study Python Programming at the University of Michigan.
David Silverman
David Silverman is the VP of Product at Polygon Labs.
Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein is the Chief Marketing Officer at Fantom Foundation. Epstein will spearhead the Fantom Foundation's global marketing initiatives. Epstein has a proven track record of driving strategic growth and market expansion for internationally known brands like TikTok, Apple, Sony, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox. Epstein received a Bachelors of Art from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He continues his passion for education as an adjunct professor at Emerson College.
Akash Nigam
Akash Nigam is the CEO and Co-Founder of Genies. He graduated from the University of Michigan.
Sean Lippel
Sean Lippel is a general partner at FinTech Collective, having previously worked at Salesforce Ventures and Credit Suisse. He graduated from Columbia Business School and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.