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Jam Session 2: Lending giants feat. Stani, Rune, Leo and Calvin
Chiefess of the Defiant, Camila Russo assembles the chief voices of the biggest lending protocols in town from Compound, Aave, MakerDao and CREAM Finance for a spirited debate on the world of DeFi lending.
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🥽 Rune Christensen is Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of MakerDAO. MakerDAO issues Dai, the world’s first stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain, that eliminates volatility through a system of smart contracts designed to respond to market dynamics.
Since 2015, Christensen has focused on establishing the vision and organizational structure ofthe Maker Decentralized Autonomous Organization and the economic foundations of the Dai stable digital currency. Previously, he served as co-founder of Try China, a company providing international recruiting. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Copenhagen and studied International Business at the Copenhagen Business School.
🥽 Stani Kulechov is the founder and CEO of Aave and ETHLend. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience developing technology in the crypto, blockchain, and fintech space. Stani is also a mentor to many founders and advisors of ICOs and blockchain projects and has spoken at numerous FinTech, Blockchain and cryptocurrency events,particularly on topics related to Ethereum Smart Contracts.
🥽 Calvin Liu is Strategy lead at Compound Finance, an Ethereum-based protocol for algorithmic money markets backed by A16Z, Bain, Polychain, and Coinbase, among others. He's also an active Crypto investor; previously ran data analytics at Gusto, advised digital currency and FinTech startups at Promontory Financial GroupSpeaker biography.
🥽 Leo Cheng is the co-founder and project lead at C.R.E.A.M. Finance, and the Summoner of the Machi X DAO. Prior to Machi X, he founded Blockstate, a San Francisco-based blockchain advisory service. Before Blockstate, Leo served on the founding management team at Solano Labs, a cloud computing startup that was acquired by GE Digital.
Leo received his BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Leo is also an electronica DJ who performed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and at Burning Man.
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