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Austin Green is the co-founder of Llama and was previously a senior software engineer at Chainalysis. He is a graduate of the Stephen Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
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Philip Gradwell
Philip Gradwell is Chief Economist at Chainalysis. I lead data-driven research on blockchain economics at Chainalysis. Previously, I led a team of economic consultants in energy and climate change at Vivid Economics, where I helped build the firm from start-up to 40 people.
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.
Hugh Heslep
Hugh Heslep is the Chief Operating Officer of Art Blocks. He is a veteran corporate leader with three decades of global operations experience. Hugh divides his time between admiring beautiful projects and taking Art Blocks into the future.
Pratima Arora
Pratima Arora is Chainalysis' Chief Product Officer. She is a revenue-generating, product-strategy, tech-loving mastermind who is delivering Chainalysis' blockchain data platform to customers globally. A self-proclaimed geek, she loves solving the toughest customer problems with simple and intuitive solutions. Pratima has worked with Salesforce and Atlassian and sits on the board of DigitalOcean.
Zach Bruch
Zach Bruch is the Co-Founder and CEO of RECUR. He graduated from the University of Michigan.