PEOPLE
PEOPLE
The people behind DRC
The people behind DRC
Researchers, policy experts, and practitioners working across
decentralization and emerging technologies.
Researchers, policy experts, and practitioners working across decentralization and emerging technologies.
01 / Leadership
01 / Leadership
Core team
Core team
The team responsible for DRC’s research, policy work, and organizational direction.
The team responsible for DRC’s research, policy work, and organizational direction.
Kyle Bligen
Executive Director
Policy strategy, Congress, federal regulators, & emerging technology.
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Kyle Bligen
Executive Director
Policy strategy, Congress, federal regulators, & emerging technology.
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Kyle Bligen
Executive Director
Policy strategy, Congress, federal regulators, & emerging technology.
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Samuel Vance-Law
Head of Research
Decentralized governance, DAOs, compliance & AI.
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Samuel Vance-Law
Head of Research
Decentralized governance, DAOs, compliance & AI.
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Samuel Vance-Law
Head of Research
Decentralized governance, DAOs, compliance & AI.
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Sarah Brennan
Senior Legal Advisor
Crypto policy, privacy-preserving technologies, & regulatory frameworks.
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Sarah Brennan
Senior Legal Advisor
Crypto policy, privacy-preserving technologies, & regulatory frameworks.
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Sarah Brennan
Senior Legal Advisor
Crypto policy, privacy-preserving technologies, & regulatory frameworks.
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Nelson Rosario
Legal Advisor
Blockchain, AI, technology law, privacy, & public policy.
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Nelson Rosario
Legal Advisor
Blockchain, AI, technology law, privacy, & public policy.
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Nelson Rosario
Legal Advisor
Blockchain, AI, technology law, privacy, & public policy.
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Lloyd Nelson
Advisor
Digital assets, insurance, risk management, blockchain, & fintech.
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Lloyd Nelson
Advisor
Digital assets, insurance, risk management, blockchain, & fintech.
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Lloyd Nelson
Advisor
Digital assets, insurance, risk management, blockchain, & fintech.
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Isaac Patka
Advisor
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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Isaac Patka
Advisor
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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Isaac Patka
Advisor
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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02 / FELLOWS
02 / FELLOWS
Fellows
Fellows
Current DRC fellows contributing research and expertise across the organization's areas of work.
Current DRC fellows contributing research and expertise across the organization's areas of work.
Marina Markezic
Director & Co-Founder, EUCI
Crypto regulation, decentralization, DeFi, & blockchain governance.
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Marina Markezic
Director & Co-Founder, EUCI
Crypto regulation, decentralization, DeFi, & blockchain governance.
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Marina Markezic
Director & Co-Founder, EUCI
Crypto regulation, decentralization, DeFi, & blockchain governance.
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Amy Jung
Head of Governance Operations, Eigen Foundation
DAO governance, progressive decentralization, & web3 ecosystems.
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Amy Jung
Head of Governance Operations, Eigen Foundation
DAO governance, progressive decentralization, & web3 ecosystems.
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Amy Jung
Head of Governance Operations, Eigen Foundation
DAO governance, progressive decentralization, & web3 ecosystems.
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Andrew B. Hall
Professor of Political Economy, Stanford GSB
AI governance, democracy, institutional trust, & human liberty.
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Andrew B. Hall
Professor of Political Economy, Stanford GSB
AI governance, democracy, institutional trust, & human liberty.
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Andrew B. Hall
Professor of Political Economy, Stanford GSB
AI governance, democracy, institutional trust, & human liberty.
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Anja Von Rosenstiel
Attorney & Mediator
Banking, fintech, digital assets, DeFi, & international financial law.
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Anja Von Rosenstiel
Attorney & Mediator
Banking, fintech, digital assets, DeFi, & international financial law.
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Anja Von Rosenstiel
Attorney & Mediator
Banking, fintech, digital assets, DeFi, & international financial law.
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Botao “Amber” Hu
Social Computing Researcher & Experiential Futures Designer
Distributed intelligence, AI agents, collective intelligence, & trust systems.
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Botao “Amber” Hu
Social Computing Researcher & Experiential Futures Designer
Distributed intelligence, AI agents, collective intelligence, & trust systems.
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Botao “Amber” Hu
Social Computing Researcher & Experiential Futures Designer
Distributed intelligence, AI agents, collective intelligence, & trust systems.
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Bruce Kogut
Professor, Columbia Business School
AI, democracy, organizational governance, DAOs, & computational social science.
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Bruce Kogut
Professor, Columbia Business School
AI, democracy, organizational governance, DAOs, & computational social science.
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Bruce Kogut
Professor, Columbia Business School
AI, democracy, organizational governance, DAOs, & computational social science.
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Camille Canon
Partner, Purpose
Steward ownership, governance, sustainable finance, & equitable business models.
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Camille Canon
Partner, Purpose
Steward ownership, governance, sustainable finance, & equitable business models.
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Camille Canon
Partner, Purpose
Steward ownership, governance, sustainable finance, & equitable business models.
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Dane Lund
Founder, Archimedes Partners
Corporate governance, legal risk, investing, DAOs, & crypto ecosystems.
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Dane Lund
Founder, Archimedes Partners
Corporate governance, legal risk, investing, DAOs, & crypto ecosystems.
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Dane Lund
Founder, Archimedes Partners
Corporate governance, legal risk, investing, DAOs, & crypto ecosystems.
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David Kerr
Principal, Cowrie LLC
Tax strategy, financial accounting, risk advisory, & web3.
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David Kerr
Principal, Cowrie LLC
Tax strategy, financial accounting, risk advisory, & web3.
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David Kerr
Principal, Cowrie LLC
Tax strategy, financial accounting, risk advisory, & web3.
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Derek Hsue
Co-Founder, Reverie
DeFi, DAO governance, decentralized organizations, & crypto investing.
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Derek Hsue
Co-Founder, Reverie
DeFi, DAO governance, decentralized organizations, & crypto investing.
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Derek Hsue
Co-Founder, Reverie
DeFi, DAO governance, decentralized organizations, & crypto investing.
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Eric Alston
Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming College of Law
Digital governance, constitutional design, distributed networks, & institutional economics.
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Eric Alston
Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming College of Law
Digital governance, constitutional design, distributed networks, & institutional economics.
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Eric Alston
Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming College of Law
Digital governance, constitutional design, distributed networks, & institutional economics.
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Eugene Leventhal
COO & Head of Governance, Octant
Web3 governance, operations, public policy, & blockchain communities.
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Eugene Leventhal
COO & Head of Governance, Octant
Web3 governance, operations, public policy, & blockchain communities.
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Eugene Leventhal
COO & Head of Governance, Octant
Web3 governance, operations, public policy, & blockchain communities.
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Gayatri Kawlra
Researcher, Meta
Computational social science, decentralized technologies, data governance, & tech policy.
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Gayatri Kawlra
Researcher, Meta
Computational social science, decentralized technologies, data governance, & tech policy.
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Gayatri Kawlra
Researcher, Meta
Computational social science, decentralized technologies, data governance, & tech policy.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Igor Calzada
Full Professor, University of the Basque Country
Digital citizenship, AI, data ecosystems, smart cities, & urban governance.
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Igor Calzada
Full Professor, University of the Basque Country
Digital citizenship, AI, data ecosystems, smart cities, & urban governance.
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Igor Calzada
Full Professor, University of the Basque Country
Digital citizenship, AI, data ecosystems, smart cities, & urban governance.
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Jeff Strnad
Professor, Stanford University
Blockchain, DAOs, law, finance, taxation, & empirical methods.
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Jeff Strnad
Professor, Stanford University
Blockchain, DAOs, law, finance, taxation, & empirical methods.
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Jeff Strnad
Professor, Stanford University
Blockchain, DAOs, law, finance, taxation, & empirical methods.
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Jonathan Dotan
Founder & CEO, EQTY Lab
AI trust, digital authenticity, applied cryptography, & data integrity.
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Jonathan Dotan
Founder & CEO, EQTY Lab
AI trust, digital authenticity, applied cryptography, & data integrity.
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Jonathan Dotan
Founder & CEO, EQTY Lab
AI trust, digital authenticity, applied cryptography, & data integrity.
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Jordan Teague
Founding Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Teague
Web3 governance, regulation, legal strategy, & DAO infrastructure.
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Jordan Teague
Founding Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Teague
Web3 governance, regulation, legal strategy, & DAO infrastructure.
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Jordan Teague
Founding Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Teague
Web3 governance, regulation, legal strategy, & DAO infrastructure.
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Joshua Tan
CTO, Current AI
Artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, institutional design, & organizational systems.
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Joshua Tan
CTO, Current AI
Artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, institutional design, & organizational systems.
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Joshua Tan
CTO, Current AI
Artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, institutional design, & organizational systems.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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Luke Hogg
Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
Emerging technology, public policy, open internet, & national security.
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Luke Hogg
Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
Emerging technology, public policy, open internet, & national security.
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Luke Hogg
Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
Emerging technology, public policy, open internet, & national security.
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Marc Boiron
CEO, Polygon Labs
Blockchain, cryptocurrency regulation, digital assets, & financial services.
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Marc Boiron
CEO, Polygon Labs
Blockchain, cryptocurrency regulation, digital assets, & financial services.
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Marc Boiron
CEO, Polygon Labs
Blockchain, cryptocurrency regulation, digital assets, & financial services.
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Maria Gomez
Product Strategy, Aragon
Blockchain governance, crypto ecosystems, legal strategy, & decentralized organizations.
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Maria Gomez
Product Strategy, Aragon
Blockchain governance, crypto ecosystems, legal strategy, & decentralized organizations.
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Maria Gomez
Product Strategy, Aragon
Blockchain governance, crypto ecosystems, legal strategy, & decentralized organizations.
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Preet Singh
Head of Product Design, EQ Bank
Product design, brand strategy, innovation, & design communities.
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Preet Singh
Head of Product Design, EQ Bank
Product design, brand strategy, innovation, & design communities.
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Preet Singh
Head of Product Design, EQ Bank
Product design, brand strategy, innovation, & design communities.
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Sarah Hubbard
Associate Director of Technology & Democracy, Harvard Kennedy School
AI governance, technology policy, ethics, & emerging technologies.
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Sarah Hubbard
Associate Director of Technology & Democracy, Harvard Kennedy School
AI governance, technology policy, ethics, & emerging technologies.
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Sarah Hubbard
Associate Director of Technology & Democracy, Harvard Kennedy School
AI governance, technology policy, ethics, & emerging technologies.
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Sarah Nicole
Policy & Technical Governance Specialist
AI governance, open protocols, data governance, & digital policy.
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Sarah Nicole
Policy & Technical Governance Specialist
AI governance, open protocols, data governance, & digital policy.
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Sarah Nicole
Policy & Technical Governance Specialist
AI governance, open protocols, data governance, & digital policy.
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Scott Moore
Co-Founder, Gitcoin & Kernel
Public goods funding, web3 infrastructure, decentralized governance, & crypto ecosystems.
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Scott Moore
Co-Founder, Gitcoin & Kernel
Public goods funding, web3 infrastructure, decentralized governance, & crypto ecosystems.
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Scott Moore
Co-Founder, Gitcoin & Kernel
Public goods funding, web3 infrastructure, decentralized governance, & crypto ecosystems.
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Shrey Jain
Founding Engineer, Ithaca Holdings
AI safety, information integrity, human communication, & emerging technologies.
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Shrey Jain
Founding Engineer, Ithaca Holdings
AI safety, information integrity, human communication, & emerging technologies.
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Shrey Jain
Founding Engineer, Ithaca Holdings
AI safety, information integrity, human communication, & emerging technologies.
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Shreyas Hariharan
Co-Founder, Flamingo Infrastructure
Blockchain infrastructure, decentralized governance, data centers, & web3 products.
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Shreyas Hariharan
Co-Founder, Flamingo Infrastructure
Blockchain infrastructure, decentralized governance, data centers, & web3 products.
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Shreyas Hariharan
Co-Founder, Flamingo Infrastructure
Blockchain infrastructure, decentralized governance, data centers, & web3 products.
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Sina Habibian
Investor
Crypto investing, Ethereum ecosystem, blockchain infrastructure, & web3.
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Sina Habibian
Investor
Crypto investing, Ethereum ecosystem, blockchain infrastructure, & web3.
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Sina Habibian
Investor
Crypto investing, Ethereum ecosystem, blockchain infrastructure, & web3.
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Vasu Nigam
Legal Counsel, Qube Research & Technologies
Digital assets, crypto regulation, institutional trading, & DeFi policy.
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Vasu Nigam
Legal Counsel, Qube Research & Technologies
Digital assets, crypto regulation, institutional trading, & DeFi policy.
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Vasu Nigam
Legal Counsel, Qube Research & Technologies
Digital assets, crypto regulation, institutional trading, & DeFi policy.
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Kydo
Researcher at Eigen Labs
EigenLayer, blockchain governance, decentralized systems, & protocol design.
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Kydo
Researcher at Eigen Labs
EigenLayer, blockchain governance, decentralized systems, & protocol design.
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Kydo
Researcher at Eigen Labs
EigenLayer, blockchain governance, decentralized systems, & protocol design.
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03 / Grantees 2026
03 / Grantees 2026
Grantees 2026
Grantees 2026
Organizations and individuals who have received funding through DRC's grants and funding programs.
Organizations and individuals who have received funding through DRC's grants and funding programs.
Anita Srinivasan
Lawyer & Emerging Tech Advisor
Tech policy, legal strategy, product compliance, & blockchain infrastructure.
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Anita Srinivasan
Lawyer & Emerging Tech Advisor
Tech policy, legal strategy, product compliance, & blockchain infrastructure.
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Anita Srinivasan
Lawyer & Emerging Tech Advisor
Tech policy, legal strategy, product compliance, & blockchain infrastructure.
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Daniel Chu
Researcher, Blockchain at Berkeley
Blockchain governance, MEV, sequencing algorithms, AMMs, & financial technology.
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Daniel Chu
Researcher, Blockchain at Berkeley
Blockchain governance, MEV, sequencing algorithms, AMMs, & financial technology.
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Daniel Chu
Researcher, Blockchain at Berkeley
Blockchain governance, MEV, sequencing algorithms, AMMs, & financial technology.
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Felix Beer
MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Distributed networks, blockchain infrastructure, AI, & institutional design.
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Felix Beer
MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Distributed networks, blockchain infrastructure, AI, & institutional design.
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Felix Beer
MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Distributed networks, blockchain infrastructure, AI, & institutional design.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Helena Rong
Co-Area Head, IBM
Decentralized governance, AI, urban systems, emerging technologies, & social coordination.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Fellow, RMIT University
Blockchain, DAOs, large language models, & decentralized digital security.
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zeroShadow
Blockchain Security & Incident Response
Threat intelligence, blockchain security, incident response, investigations, & asset recovery.
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zeroShadow
Blockchain Security & Incident Response
Threat intelligence, blockchain security, incident response, investigations, & asset recovery.
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zeroShadow
Blockchain Security & Incident Response
Threat intelligence, blockchain security, incident response, investigations, & asset recovery.
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Isaac Patka
Security Researcher & Co-founder of Shield3
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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Isaac Patka
Security Researcher & Co-founder of Shield3
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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Isaac Patka
Security Researcher & Co-founder of Shield3
Operational security, governance security, incident response, & blockchain systems.
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