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Uri Klarman is a highly experienced networks researcher and CEO of bloXroute Labs. With a PhD from Northwestern University, Uri's research work is focused on innovative uses of computer networks, disruptive blockchain networking schemes, alternative content distribution networks, trustless peer coordination, and security. Uri is passionate about blockchains and has dedicated his career to solving scalability issues in the industry.
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Bala Varadhan
In his role at Fidelity Investments, Bala Varadhan is responsible for Avon Ventures. Bala Varadhan graduated from Northwestern University.
Ramu Arunachalam
Ramu Arunachalam is the General Partner at A.Capital. Ramu was most recently a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. A computer scientist by training, Ramu has over a decade of operating experience in product management and engineering at both startups and public companies. Prior to Andreessen Horowitz, Ramu led new product initiatives in Big Data for Aster Data (acquired by Teradata). Earlier in his career, Ramu was an engineer at VMware and part of the team that developed the industry’s first virtual switch for VMware’s flagship ESX server product line. Ramu holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (with University Honors) from Carnegie Mellon University.
Michael Lee
Michael Lee is the Senior Vice President, Growth at Matter Labs. Presively he was Vice President at Activision Blizzard & DFINITY. Michael Lee graduated from the University of Chicago & Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.
Arisa Toyosaki
Arisa Toyosaki is the Co-Founder and CEO at Cega. Arisa was previously a derivatives trader at UBS and a product marketing manager at Google. She is an advisor to the Japan Blockchain Association.
Shimon Lazarov
As Global Head of Growth at OKX, Shimon Lazarov oversees the company's international user acquisition and retention. He is responsible for a range of marketing channels, including paid, organic, out of home, TV, and affiliates, among others. Prior to OKX, Shimon was Head of Growth at Kraken, CEO of LiveCoach, and a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He has an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in biology and business administration from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Avery Ching
Avery Ching is the co-founder and CTO of Aptos. He has worked at Meta as a lead software engineer for over 10 years and was the technical lead of the Novi team, the original Meta-owned crypto wallet.
Imran Khan
Imran Khan is a Podcast Host at Good Game Podcast, a Core Contributor for Alliance, and a Co-Founder and Venture Partner for Volt Capital. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Business.
Eleni Steinman
Eleni Steinman is the Co-founder and CEO at Loop Crypto.Presively, She worked as Head of Strategy and Operations at bloXroute Labs. Eleni graduated from University of Florida, and holds a MBA degree from Yale School of Management Yale School of Management.
Josh Rosenthal
Josh Rosenthal is a partner at Polychain and has worked at FalconX, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase.
Cem Özer
Cem ?zer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sovereign Labs. In 2019, he worked on the Ethereum Core Dev Teku Team to productionize the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain client Teku.