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Aunchisa Tapanakornvut is the CEO of SNS and a founding partner of Authento, and is also currently leading the growth initiatives of Solana Name Service (SNS).Aunchisa Tapanakornvut has extensive experience in the digital asset industry since 2017, spanning both public and private sector. As Assistant Director of the FinTech Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand, she helped develop the country's legislative and regulatory framework for digital assets.Aunchisa also led the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum's Digital Asset Regulation Program and represented Thailand in IOSCO's ICO and FinTech Network. As Head of Digital Asset Business Strategy for InnovestX Securities, a subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank Group, her contributions include stablecoin development, tokenization, digital asset brokerage trading and custody services. Prior to founding Authento, Aunchisa was Head of Operations for a global cryptocurrency exchange, Aunchisa earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Wesleyan University's School of Economics and Social Studies, both on full scholarship.
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