• Successful 3-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and pioneer in decentralization technology + Metaverse + globalization strategy/tech
  • Raised $225M+ for own companies and as an advisor to top-rated startups in web3/blockchain, Metaverse, AI/ML, fintech ++
  • The author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon’s #1 Best Seller, accurately predicted the rise of web3 and blockchain infrastructure
  • Web3 technology expert & thought leader, strong technical & systems architecture expertise, 20+ years’ experience guiding tech teams
  • Extensive experience with business applications for 3D online worlds (MMOWs), VR/AR, Metaverse, web3/DeFi, and social impact
  • Invited speaker at Stanford, Google, UC Berkeley, MIT, Draper University, TiE, Silicon Valley VC firms and 50+ major blockchain & AI tech conferences, events, radio shows, and videocasts/podcasts
  • Advisor to multiple governments and accelerators in emerging technologies including fintech, ed-tech, AI/predictive analytics
  • Leader for the AstroSapiens community, NFT collection, DAO, and Foundation focused on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Tech plus generating global social impact
  • Strategic advisor to leading startups in web3 decentralized technologies, blockchain + AI + IoT, Metaverse, fintech, agtech
  • Led US operations and/or business and technology strategy for many high-tech companies generating $MM in revenue + market leadership
  • Host of The Future of Business – web3 videocast – DeFi, NFTs, Metaverse, Enterprise Blockchain, CBDCs, and more
  • Member of the 2021 Digital Consultation to the UN Secretary-General for accelerating diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), social impact and sustainability with advanced technology & policy
  • World Business Angel Investment Forum (WBAF): Founding Board Member WBAF (Silicon Valley) – G20 partner on financial inclusion
  • Led 1st company, GlobalSight, generating $MM in revenue, became the market leader in Fortune 500 globalization tech space, acquired 2005
  • Tech advisor to top Fortune 500 & midsize companies including Apple, VMware, Verisign, HP, GE, and Cisco – leading to $MM ROI
  • Lived in Asia & Europe for 8+ years, launched European offices, worked on $MM projects in Hong Kong, multilingual/multicultural
  • BS (Astrophysics) Caltech, MS (Physics) University of Washington