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Lorenzo Melendez is the president and Chief Technology Officer of Pudgy Penguins and was previously the founder and CEO of Cowboy Labs. He graduated in computer science from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Lucy W.
Lucy W. is the Vice President of Marketing at Horizen and previously served as Director of Brand and Marketing at Horizen Labs. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.
Avi Felman
Avi Felman is a former general partner at GoldenChain and head of digital asset trading at Goldentree, and previously worked at BlockTower Capital, Wave Financial, and was co-founder of Ledger Capital.
Eddy Lazzarin
Eddy Lazzarin is the Head of Engineering and an Investing Partner at a16z crypto. The Engineering and Research Teams support the investing process and collaborate with portfolio companies to build the future of the internet. Before a16z crypto, Eddy was a Software Engineer at Netflix, working on data ingestion systems, and a Data Engineer at Facebook, working on growth analytics and modeling for Messenger. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and an M.S. in Computer Science (concentrating in Statistical Computing) from Washington University in St. Louis, where he researched behavioral economics and game theory with Leonard Green.
Peter Lobanov
Peter Lobanov is Chief Creative Officer of Pudgy Penguins and was previously Head of Marketing at Bringit Technologie.
ColeThereum
Cole Villemain is a co-founder of Pudgy Penguins. After several controversies, community members voted to remove him from the team, and he was removed from the team.
Sunil Srivatsa
Sunil Srivatsa is the founder and CEO of Storm Labs and previously the founder and CEO of Saddle Finance. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
Aleks Larsen
Aleks Larsen is a general partner at Blockchain Capital. With a multidisciplinary background, Aleks brings a unique combination of experience in systems engineering, fundamental analysis and capital markets to the firm. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Aleks worked as an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Partners, focusing on mergers & acquisitions and equity financings within the biotechnology sector. Aleks graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
kevin
kevin is the community director for Cyber and Link3. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Washington University in St. Louis.
Adam Levine
Adam Levine is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Partnerships at Fireblocks, where he leads Fireblocks' strategic partnerships, non-crypto digital assets, and new ventures. Adam was previously the Co-Head of the Digital Partnerships Team at BNY Mellon. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a Juris Doctor and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
Cheryl Law
Cheryl Law is the Asia Practice Leader for Pudgy Penguins.