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Chris is a Partner at Haun Ventures. Chris started his career at Morgan Stanley and later joined Hellman & Friedman, an investment firm with over $80 billion AUM. It was there that he discovered open source, which led him to join GitHub in 2015. At GitHub, Chris was involved in numerous initiatives, including helping to start and lead the Strategic Finance and Business Operations teams. After the GitHub acquisition, Chris became a Partner at Index Ventures to invest in the next generation of community-led businesses. Chris is originally from Korea and has a B.S. in Foreign Service for International Economics from Georgetown University.
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Brian Smith
Brian Smith is the COO at Jito Labs. He graduated from Georgetown University.
Suzanne Kim
Suzanne Kim is the Partner, Head of Investor Relations at Haun Ventures. She holds a MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Sam Rosenblum
Sam Rosenblum is a Partner at Haun Ventures. Previously, he was a Partner at Polychain Capital, Director of Business Development at Coinbase, Global Strategy Associate at Visa, and Analyst at Lake Partners Strategy Consultants. He obtained his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a part of the UCLA Honors College and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Nick Pacilio
Nick Pacilio, Communications at a16z crypto. Formerly, Senior Communications Manager at Twitter.
Breck Stodghill
Breck Stodghill is the Investment Associate at Haun Ventures. He has extensive experience in the tech industry, having held positions at Coinbase, Zora, and Leaf. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Organizational Psychology from Vanderbilt University, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.
Brian Quintenz
Brian Quintenz is the Head of Policy for a16z crypto, where he helps to translate between the crypto and policy communities.Brian has long stood out as an innovative thinker in crypto and DeFi and was one of the earliest leaders in Washington to recognize the value of crypto. Brian initially joined a16z crypto as a senior advisor. In December 2022, he moved to the full-time role leading its policy team. Prior to joining a16z, he was nominated by both Presidents Obama and Trump to serve as commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) .Prior to his appointment to the CFTC, Brian was the Founder and Managing Principal of Saeculum Capital Management, LLC.Brian received his B.S. from Duke University and M.B.A. from Georgetown University.
Kathryn Haun
Katie Haun is the CEO and Founder of Haun Ventures, a $1.5 billion venture capital fund focused on web3. Previously, she was a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, and co-chaired its three crypto funds. Additionally, she serves on the Coinbase board as its first independent director, where she chairs its Nomination and Governance Committee and is a member of its Compensation Committee. She has testified before both houses of Congress on the intersection of technology and regulation, and has taught at Stanford's GSB.
Alex Blackwood
Alex Blackwood is the Co-Founder at mogul. Presively he worked at Goldman Sachs. Alex Blackwood graduated from Georgetown University.
Tom Farley
Tom Farley is the CEO of Bullish and was previously president of the New York Stock Exchange and senior vice president of financial products at Intercontinental Exchange. He holds a BA in political science from Georgetown University.
Kevin Greene
Kevin Greene is the Chairman and CEO of Tassat Group Inc. He graduated from Georgetown University in the United States, obtained a Master's degree from Harvard University, and holds an MBA from New York University in the United States.