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Zeshan Ali, also known by his pseudonym, Sass (shortened from his initial nickname No Sass), is one of the four co-founders of Yuga Labs, the company behind and responsible for the creation of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Zeshan graduated from the University of Maryland, studying Computer Science.
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Danny Greene
Danny Greene is formerly the Brand Lead for Meebits at Yuga Labs. He oversaw a $5M+ brand budget and drove the vision and execution of all brand initiatives, including partnerships, game development, content, and community.
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.
Haley Ross
Haley Ross is the Head of Strategy at Yuga Labs. She graduated from The American University of Paris.
Katrina Paglia
Katrina Paglia is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Pantera Capital and previously served as Deputy General Counsel at Coinbase, where she was responsible for supporting digital assets and trading products.
Matt Shapiro
Matt Shapiro is a Partner at Multicoin Capital, where he works closely with limited partners, generates investment ideas, and manages daily responsibilities of due diligence, strategy, and negotiations as a senior member of the investment team. Prior to joining Multicoin Capital, he served as a Vice President in the investment banking group at Teneo, specializing in raising institutional capital around specific investment theses, management teams, and assets across a range of industries. During his time at Teneo, he focused on constructing transactions that aligned the interests of disparate parties while maximizing returns for all stakeholders. His experience around incentive structures attracted him to the underlying mechanics of cryptoassets and how they enable various parties to trustlessly engage in diverse and complex transactions. Matt is based in New York City and holds a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Maryland.
David Rolefson
David Rolefson is the COO at Yuga Labs. He worked at Google for 19 years. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.
Cameron Kates
Cameron Kates is the Chief Legal Officer at Yuga Labs. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
Arjun Sethi
Arjun Sethi is the Co-Founder of Nibiru Chain and Co-founder and CEO of Tribe Capital.
Christine Perry
Christine Perry is the former VP Solutions Engineering at Skale Labs, building highly configurable elastic sidechains for Ethereum.
Stephen Novenstern
Stephen Novenster is the founder of KINTSU, and former Head Of Strategy of Pangolin. He is a Bachelor of Literature at the University of Maryland.