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Gary Malouf is the CTO of Algorand. He graduated from Northeastern University and Marist College.
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Hannah Yang
Kejuan (Hannah) Yang is co-founder of Merlin Protocol and previously Head of Investment at Nebulas. He graduated from Northeastern University.
Marco Mereu
Marco Mereu is the Founder & CEO at M80. He previously founded several game companies such as XSET, Roostr, Gameblyr. Marco Mereu graduated from Northeastern University.
Rochelle Guillou
Rochelle Guillou is a Senior Marketing Lead at Valora and was previously Head of Content Marketing at XMTP, a market researcher at Flipside Crypto and community Project manager at Algorand.
Shumo Chu
Shumo Chu is the co-founder of NEBRA and formerly the co-founder of Manta Network. He graduated from Wuhan University in China and holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Washington.
Ekin Gultepe
Ekin Gultepe is the Managing Director of MANTRA. He graduated from Northeastern University
Abbey Titcomb
Abbey Titcomb is Head of Community & Governance at Radicle. Former Associate at UnderscoreVC. Researching crypto-economic models and system designs for commons-based peer production.
W. Sean Ford
W. Sean Ford is the former Chief Operating Officer of Algorand and was a member of the Advisory Board at PlanetWatch. He has extensive experience in senior operations and IPO management across various industries, including retail, media and entertainment, enterprise software startups, management and transformation of large and medium-sized global technology organizations, data integration, e-commerce platforms, and more. He possesses specialized expertise in areas such as marketing, corporate strategy, organizational design, human resources, product management and development, mergers and acquisitions integration, channel management, and driving public listings.
Lucy (Sinacola) Lock
Lucy (Sinacola) Lock is the Director of Operations at Strangelove Ventures. She is a graduate of Northeastern University and the Massachusetts College of Mathematics and Science.
Silvio Micali
Silvio Micali received his Laurea in Mathematics from the University of Rome and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1983, he has been a faculty member of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT. His research interests include cryptography, zero knowledge, pseudo-random generation, Byzantine agreement, secure protocols, mechanism design, and distributed ledgers. Silvio has been awarded the Turing Award (in computer science), the G?del Prize (in theoretical computer science), and the RSA Prize (in cryptography). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Academia dei Lincei. He is also the founder of Algorand LLC, a new foundational blockchain developed from scratch on totally new principles which simultaneously guarantees true decentralization, scalability, and security.
Jacopo Cecchi
Jacopo Cecchi currently serves as COO of Algorand Inc. In this role he is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations, strategic oversight, company liaison for portfolio investments, and Board relations. Prior to his appointment as COO, Jacopo served as Chief of Staff to Algorand’s Founder, Silvio Micali. Before joining Algorand, Jacopo served as the VP of Marketing at myInvenio, a process mining software company dedicated to optimizing organizational processes through data-driven insights that was successfully acquired by IBM in 2021. Jacopo earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) Business School.
