Shay Chinn
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Shay Chinn is the Co-Founder, Chief Architect at D3. With decades of engineering experience, Shay has previously served as the CTO and Chief Architect of several companies including Network Solutions (acq. Verisign), eToys, Oversee.net, and Bridg (acq. Cardlytics). Most recently, he served as VP Product at Supernova Brands. Shay holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology.
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Joshua Eaton
Joshua Eaton is the current Deputy General Counsel at Binance. Prior to this, they worked as a Deputy United States Attorney for the United States Attorneys' Offices from January 2007 to March 2022. Joshua also worked as an Assistant General Counsel and Hearing Officer for the U.S. Department of Justice from January 2003 to December 2007. Additionally, Joshua Eaton served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps from January 1999 to December 2003 as a Division Operational and International Law Attorney. Joshua's professional experience also extends to their work as a Deputy Probation Officer / Juvenile Diversion Officer for the San Luis Obispo Probation Department from September 1993 to August 1995. Joshua Eaton has a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. They are on a team with Leigh Travers - CEO, Binance Australia, Mark McGinness - Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer, and Richard Teng - Head of MENA. Their manager is Changpeng Zhao, CEO.
Evan Miyazono
Evan Miyazono is Head of Research at Protocol Labs. He has lived in California his whole life, bouncing between NorCal and SoCal. He spent enough of his childhood at beaches that a sandy shore always feels familiar; the rest was spent sitting at a computer, reading books, or disassembling things. He eventually majored in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford after unintentionally picking up minors in math and CS. He was then driven by his curiosity to a Ph.D. in Applied Physics at Caltech and, upon completion, was lead to Protocol Labs by a desire to build systems that affect real people. Evan still loves beaches, reading, and disassembly. Figuring out how things do, should, or could work is a passion, and sharing that knowledge is a favorite hobby. He'll go on for hours if you tell him you're interested in his thesis, so set a time limit before starting on that particular odyssey of quantum optics and nanofabrication.
Jonathan Briggs
Jonathan Briggs is the Chief Investment Officer of Delphia. He joins Delphia after a 10-year career at the CPP Investment Board, during which time he founded the Alpha Generation Lab with a mandate for researching and investing in transformational alpha strategies across any asset class. At CPP, he also served as the Head of Research for the Quantitative Equity business and the Head of Implementation for the GTAA business. Jonathan joined CPP from Barclays Global Investors, the $1.5 trillion investment firm that has been at the forefront of systematic investing for decades. His academic training includes an undergraduate degree in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ilya Fushman
Ilya Fushman is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he has also served as a board director for various companies, including Autograph, Welcome, Inkitt, and Cameo. Prior to his current position, he obtained a PhD and MS in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a BSc in Physics from Caltech.
Fred Hsu
Fred Hsu is Co-Founder & CEO at D3. With over two decades in the tech industry, Fred has been instrumental in scaling multiple companies with successful outcomes. As Co-Founder and CTO at Oversee.net, he pioneered the standard for many domain-related services including aftermarket brokerage, web hosting, ad placement (parking), and other managed services. Fred also founded San Francisco-based Manage.com, a mobile ad tech platform (acquired by Criteo, NASDAQ:CRTO), and Ember Entertainment, a Seattle-based AAA-game studio (acquired by Gala Games). Fred holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Shayan Rostam
Shayan Rostam is the Co-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer at D3. He brings over a decade of expertise as a Top Level Domain (TLD) registry operator. Shayan was employee #1 at the Global Director of Registry Operations at .XYZ, creating one of the most successful generic TLDs in the world. Shayan also served as the Chief Registry Officer for .inc Domains, and was the Chief Growth Officer for Uni Naming & Registry (.click, .link, .property), and has operated and managed more than 40 TLDs to date. Shayan holds a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.
Paul Stahura
Paul Stahura is the Lead Advisory Board member and Co-Founder at D3. He is an influential entrepreneur and visionary in the field of domain names and internet infrastructure. As the co-founder and former CEO of eNom and Donuts Inc, Paul revolutionized the domain name industry by leading the expansion of the internet's domain name system. Under his guidance, Donuts became the world's largest registry of new generic top-level domains (.org, .au, .business, .email, and many others). Beyond his accomplishments at Donuts, Paul has served on the board of directors for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.
Michael Ho
Michael Ho is the Co-Founder, Growth at D3. Most recently, Michael was an early-stage investor at Presight Capital, where he executed over 10 seed and Series A investments across web3, fintech, and consumer. Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco, where he executed over $15 billion in transaction volume across strategic M&A and initial public offerings in the technology sector. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.