Our team represents the diversity of Southern California, consisting of key local influencers with experience in academia, startups, enterprises, and government
Meet The Team
Heidi Pease
Co-founder & CEO
Eman Safadi
Co-founder & COO
Benjamin Tsai
Co-founder & CFO
Eric Chung
Co-founder &
Chief Strategy Officer
Lauren Biedenharn
Co-founder &
Chief Marketing Officer
Alex Nascimento
Co-founder &
Chief Revenue Officer
Co-founder
John Nahas
Director of FinTech and International Relations
Dante Venafro
Director of Partnerships
Yiwen Li
Co-founder
John Nahas
Director of FinTech and International Relations
Dante Venafro
Director of Partnerships
Irsa Ashraf
Community & Product Manager
Community & Product Manager
Wei Wang
Software Dev Lead Blockchain Ecomap Project
Beverly Macy
Strategic Advisor
Nicole Campa
Co-Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Avalon Barrie
Co-Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Norihiro Kondo
Executive Director - Japan Community