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Shawn Tabrizi is a full-time engineer living in Berlin. I was born and raised in the heart of the Bay Area, a breeding pool of technology and innovation. At the age of 13, I began programming, attempting to learn how to hack my PlayStation Portable so I could play free games. Through the PSP hacking community, I discovered the immense potential of computers, programming, and the internet. I graduated from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in Physics and Mathematics. Shortly afterwards, I joined Microsoft to work on Microsoft Azure, their cloud computing services. Recently, I joined Parity Technologies as a Core Developer, working on blockchain infrastructure and the future of decentralization on the web.
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William Pankiewicz
William Pankiewicz is the Master of Validators at Parity Technologies. He was formerly the Lead Blockchain Engineer at Binance, Founder and CEO at Ahania Capital, and Full Stack Blockchain Engineer at AugmentPartners Limited.
Spencer Bogart
Spencer Bogart is a General Partner at Blockchain Capital and leads the firm’s research efforts. Spencer is a fundamental investment analyst with a rare combination of deep experience analyzing cryptocurrencies as well as traditional equity opportunities. Spencer joined in February 2017. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Spencer was a Vice President at Needham & Company, where he authored Wall Street’s first industry report highlighting the use-cases, companies and potential of blockchain technology. Aside from leading all research efforts related to crypto and blockchain during his time at Needham & Company, Spencer also covered public SaaS, FinTech, and internet companies, authored reports on those sectors and issued price targets on companies under coverage. Spencer is a CFA charter holder, holds an Economics degree from UCSB, and enjoys spending time with family in Ireland and California.
Yu Feng
Yu Feng is the Co-Founder & CEO at Veridise. He is a CS Professor at UCSB.
Colin Goltra
Colin Goltra is the former COO at YGG and the Director of Southeast Asia at Binance, the world's largest Cryptocurrency platform, where he is focused on expanding markets, access, and infrastructure for Crypto throughout the Philippines & Southeast Asia. Colin is an avid collector of NFT-based Crypto Art and an active proponent of Filipino self-empowerment in the Crypto-Metaverse. Along with Gabby Dizon, Colin co-created the Narra Gallery, a virtual gallery space and cultural capital fund meant to help bridge the divide between the Philippines and the crypto world. His thoughts on the Crypto Art movement have also been featured globally in 'The Wall Street Journal,' 'The New York Times Magazine,' as well as numerous other crypto and NFT ecosystem publications.
Jia Yaoqi
Jia Yaoqi is the Founder and CEO of AltLayer. He is also the Co-founder and Advisor of Zilliqa. Previously, he led the development and advocacy of technologies such as Substrate and Polkadot, and grew the developer community. Jia Yaoqi graduated from the National University of Singapore.
Binyi Chen
Binyi Chen is Chief Cryptozoologist at Espresso Systems and holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Jack Sun
Jack Sun is professionally deeply immersed in the realm of Web3 and beyond. He currently serves as the Head of Crypto at Wonderstruck and holds the position of Venture Partner at Maverick Crypto. Jack is actively involved in multiple Venture DAOs, including GCR, Steel DAO, Hydra Ventures, and Punk DAO. His previous experience encompasses Research & Investment at Steel Perlot, Head of Operations at Overlay Market, and Partnerships Manager at TrustToken (TUSD). Recognized for his contributions, Jack has also built noteworthy projects such as SquadWealth and SmolQuants.
Jutta Steiner
Jutta Steiner was the co-founder and CEO of Parity Technologies. Previously, she was head of security at the Ethereum Foundation, where she oversaw security testing and integration prior to the launch of the Blockchain in 2015.
Eric Wang
Eric Wang is the Head of BD at Analog, where he oversees its go-to-market, partnerships, and strategy. Prior to Analog, he was the Head of Strategic Growth at Parity Technologies, in charge of growing Polkadot’s ecosystem from 2019-2022, and was a General Partner at ROK Capital. Eric is a Chemistry PhD dropout from Stanford and holds a MS from Stanford and BS from UCLA.
Nikolay Volf
Nikolay Volf is Founder and CEO at Gear Technologies Inc. Formerly, Core Developer at Parity Technologies. Anarchist. Atheist. Algebraist. Over 20 years of deep technology experience: Rust pioneer, a core developer of Parity Ethereum Client, PolkaDot.