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Alec James is Ora's Head of Partnerships, BD and Growth. He has a B.A. from Duke University.
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Fabio Berger
Fabio Berger is the Co-founder and CEO of BlowfishXYZ. He has a Duke Computer Science degree, is a Full Stack Engineer, and co-founded WealthLift.com and ShelfRelief.
Cathie So
Cathie So is the chief scientist of ORA. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong, the University of Southern California and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Olly Wilson
Olly Wilson is the Co-Founder & CEO at SimpleHash. He presively worked at McKinsey & Company. Olly Wilson graduated from Duke University and Harvard Business School.
Jon Charbonneau
Jon Charbonneau is the co-founder and general partner of DBA. He also co-hosts the Uncommon Core 2.0 podcast. Previously he was Head of L1, L2 and MEV Research at Delphi Digital. Prior to entering the cryptocurrency industry, he worked as a structured credit banker at Deutsche Bank in New York.Jon holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Nicholas Zaldastani
Nicholas Zaldastani is the chairman, co-founder and head of marketing of CESS. He is a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Business School.
Prithvir Jhaveri
Prithvir Jhaveri is the founder of factCheck and Loch Inc. He is a Bachelor of Duke University.
Matthew Walsh
Prior to founding Castle Island Ventures, Matt was a Vice President at Fidelity Investments where he led a number of the firm’s blockchain / cryptoasset initiatives. While at Fidelity, he led the creation, operationalization, and the investment strategy of a private fund focused exclusively on the cryptoasset sector. Matt holds a BS in Business Administration from Babson College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Melissa Zhang
Melissa Zhang is the Co-founder of Bonfire. She is also a Software Engineer at Coinbase and the Founder of Duke Blockchain Lab.
Daniel A. Casanas
Daniel A. Casanas is Director of investments at the Stellar Development Foundation. He is a graduate of Duke University in the United States and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.
Aditya Palepu
Aditya Palepu is Co-Founder & CEO at DerivaDEX. Duke Eng '13 (ECE/CS). Blockchain, ML/AI enthusiast. D.C. sports fanatic and burrito lover. Formerly, Software Engineer at Enigma MPC, Algorithmic trader/researcher at DRW Trading Group. Studied at Duke University (B.S.E. Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science).