Meet the Team
Meet the Team
The IOTA team is growing rapidly, with an ecosystem of contributors and advisors from across the globe.
Board of Directors
Our Governing Board functions to steer the strategic vision of the IOTA Foundation, its research interests and its development focus.
David Sønstebø
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors & Founder
David is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for any kind of technology that can push human progress forward.
Dominik Schiener
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors & Founder
Dominik is an entrepreneur from Italy, with a passion to drive change in society and business.
Professor Serguei Popov
Member Board of Directors, Director of Research & Founder
Professor of Mathematics with focus in Probability Theory. Also a mountain climber, chess enthusiast and heavy metal lover.
Dr. Navin Ramachandran
Member Board of Directors
Practicing doctor, researcher, eHealth specialist. Honorary senior lecturer UCL CHIME, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies. Advisor to UK All Party Parliamentary Group on DLT.
Supervisory Board
Our Supervisory Board guides and oversees the performance of the Governing Board, providing expert insights and proper external oversight.
Dr. Richard Soley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OMG
Dr. Richard Mark Soley is Chairman and CEO of OMG, Executive Director of the Cloud Standards Customer Council, and Executive Director of the Industrial Internet Consortium.
Clint Walker
Former General Counsel at Barclays Bank Delaware
Retired banker, attorney and entrepreneur with 40+ years experience in regulatory affairs, public policy, board governance, banking, consumer financial regulation and compliance.
Executive Team
The executive leadership team within the IOTA Foundation.
Lewis Freiberg
Director of Ecosystem
Lewis has worked in the commercial software industry for the last 8 years. He has been in the DLT space since 2013 and believes in the transformative nature of the technology
Cara Harbor
Director of Communications
Cara has been in the communications field for 20 years, primarily directing PR and Marketing for the tech giants of Silicon Valley. She excels in strategic plan development.
Holger Köther
Director of Partnerships
Holger has driven projects & IT services at multinational corporates over the last 15 years. At the IF he manages the interfaces between the foundation, partners and integrators.
Dr. Julie Maupin
Director of Social Impact & Public Regulatory Affairs
Julie is a world-leading expert on the regulatory implications and public sector use cases of DLTs, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, artificial intelligence and IoT technologies.
Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda
Director of Business Development
Will is a senior strategist, business model innovator & business development manager. He brings international experience from startups and incumbents across various industries.
Jakub Cech
Director of Engineering
Jakub is a software engineer with passion for learning algorithms. Usually the one to ask 'why'.
Our Team
The engineers, researchers, industry experts, and other professionals working every day on the development and adoption of the IOTA protocol for the machine economy and the IoT industry.
Andrew Brough
Senior UX/UI Designer
A seasoned professional with over a decade of agency experience, Andrew is lead UX/UI designer for the Trinity Wallet and IOTA ecosystem projects.
Dr. Darcy Camargo
Research Mathematician
Darcy is a Ph.D. in stochastic processes. His field of research includes a lot of random walk and graph related processes.
Dr. Angelo Capossele
Senior Research Scientist
Angelo, PhD, is a security researcher with years of experience in both academia and industry. He believes that curiosity and creativity lead to innovation.
Dyrell Chapman
Software Engineer
Dyrell is a self taught programmer and co-founder of Geometric Energy Corporation with a passion for cutting edge technology and humanities social development.
陳志誠 (Sam Chen)
Senior Software Engineer
Embedded system developer, doer, and father.
Dave de Fijter
Developer Advocate
Dave is an experienced developer and technology enthusiast. When he's not developing or with his family you will most likely find him in the IOTA Discord server.
Mariana de la Roche Wills
Social Impact Project Manager
Mariana is a Colombian human rights lawyer and entrepreneur. She has been working as a project manager for different NGOs and social businesses worldwide.
Professor Vassil Dimitrov
Senior Research Scientist
Vassil Dimitrov is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Eng, Univ. of Calgary. Research interests include encryption algorithms, discrete mathematics and related topics.
Corey Sheft-Tannenbaum
Senior Advisor
Corey is a senior strategist, combining multidisciplinary thinking with tech development. He brings int'l experience across business lifecycles, industries, and geographies.
Sabri Goldberg
Creative Director
Sabri is a well-known passionated graphic designer / illustrator in the altcoin scene, who has been interested in cryptocurrency since the early days.
Andrew Greve
Social Science Researcher
Andrew is a Political Science PhD candidate with a passion for technology and policy.
Eric Hop
Senior Product Owner
There are no problems, only solutions.
Bartosz Kuśmierz
Research Scientist
Bartosz is currently pursuing a PhD in physics on the topic of symmetric polynomials theory in the fractional quantum Hall effect at Wrocław Univ. of Science and Technology.
Felix Krupar
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Felix is a lawyer admitted to the German bar and is an expert on regulation of Blockchain and DLTs, artificial intelligence as well as privacy.
Thibault Martinez
Software Engineer
French software engineer enjoying the remote life to the fullest. Always down for some intellectual challenges or passionate discussions.
Luca Moser
Software Engineer
Luca is a self-taught full-stack software engineer and electronic music producer who likes to work on bleeding edge technologies in the realm of DLTs.
Dr. Michele Nati
Lead Tech Analyst
Michele, PhD, is a technologist with many years of research and innovation experience in the field of IoT and Trust. He's passionate about DLTs and data-driven innovation.
Mark Nixon
Head of Smart Cities
Mark is a TMT Strategy consultant interested in all things digital, delivering IOTA Projects in areas such as the Digital Service Provider, Smart Cities and Start up ecosystem.
Jan Pauseback
Technical Analyst
Studied Business & Information Technology and Software Engineering. Worked mostly in startups and innovation departments in the mobility/automotive sector: mytaxi, Volvo, Daimler.
Dr. Andreas Penzkofer
Research Scientist
Andreas is a Physicist with a PhD in Electrical Engineering. His research expertise lies with untangling complex problems through numerical and analytical methods.
Gal Rogozinski
Software Engineer
Programmer, cyclist, swimmer, and kung fu enthusiastic.
Olivia Saa
Research Mathematician
Olivia is a PhD student at Univ. of São Paulo studying Dynamical Systems and Game Theory. She holds a M.Sc.Eng. and degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics.
Sadjy Sadjan
SysOps Engineer
Networks and Systems Engineer. Infosec passionate.
Umair Sarfraz
Software Engineer
Programmer with a deep interest in software design and architecture, cloud security and distributed systems. Basketball fanatic.
Mark Schmidt
Ecosystem Development Fund Manager
Mark is a DLT enthusiast and entrepreneur located in Germany. As Ecosystem Development Fund Manager he will facilitate the ecosystem's growth around the globe.
Julia Schulz
Assistant to the Board
Admin, communications and technology enthusiast.
Anne Smith
Head of Mobility and Automotive
Anne has been in the IPSecurity, quality, and educational fields for 20+ years with international experience managing the development of enterprise and consumer products.
Alexey Sobolev
Frontend Developer
Front-end developer, work on web and mobile applications by integrating various modern technologies and frameworks such as React, Node, and WebAssembly.
Brord van Wierst
Software Engineer
Programmer interested in making things that people need. Will go to great lengths not to perform any duplicate tasks. Passion for card board games.
Charlie Varley
Software Engineer
Programmer with a background in Psychology and Philosophy. UX enthusiast, LFC supporter and techno head. Charlie is lead developer of the Trinity wallet.
Dr. Luigi Vigneri
Senior Research Scientist
Luigi holds a PhD in Computer Science. His background combines both theoretical (network modelling, convex optimization) and programming skills.
Andrea Villa
Senior Research Engineer & Security Specialist
Andrea is a self-taught and passionate tinkerer and computer hacker, give him a challenge and you will keep him awake all night.
Dr. Wolfgang Welz
Senior Research Engineer
Computer scientist, math PhD focusing on graph algorithms and optimization in research and software development. With a passion for efficient algorithms.
Mathew Yarger
Head of Smart Cities
Mat is a US Army Combat Veteran, DoD certified Cyber Security Expert, Expert Generalist and dedicated father and husband.
Martyn Janes
Senior Software Engineer - Industry Streams
Martyn is a seasoned developer who has worked with a range of diverse technologies and in numerous industries.
Rajiv Shah
Software Engineer
Rajiv is a software developer with experience in mobile platforms. He is also interested in data science and machine learning. In his free time he likes playing tennis.
Marcos Andrade
Illustrator - Graphic Designer
Fill empty spaces with shapes, colors and doodles.
Dan Simerman
Head Of Financial Relations
The Head of Financial Relations works to develop and define key strategies to engage with financial partners interested in participating in the IOTA Economy.
Lisa Beckers
HR Administrator
Helps wherever it is needed and likes to ride bikes and boats.
Jake Cahill
Technical Writer
Jake is a technical writer with experience in managing content for global audiences. He has a passion for languages, an eye for detail, and a talent for writing in plain English.
Samuel Rufinatscha
Software Engineer
Samuel has extensive knowledge of Internet security and is interested in cryptography. His background combines theoretical computer science with years of programming expertise.
Bing-Yang Lin
Senior Software Engineer
Engineer and a researcher with a PhD in Electrical Engineering. His passions lie in data science, data analytics, machine learning, and system-level design optimization.
Duncan Main
Junior Project Manager
Project manager with a drive to keep things structured and organized. Whether its dinners for the coming week or software development tasks, everything must be planned.
Evaldas Drąsutis
Senior Developer
Broad interests in IF, working mostly on Qubic development.
Louay Kamel
Software Engineer
Louay is a programmer with the mindset of a system architect, his passion is in parallel programming, distributed systems, databases.
Begoña Álvarez
Front-end Web Developer
Swiss-army-knife Electrical + IT Engineer. Front-end passionate with a wide international experience on high-end industry applications and web services.
Jonathan Shaffer
Senior Electrical Engineer
American Electrical Engineer with a passion for efficient, high-speed designs, progressive metal, and fast cars.
Thabata Dias
Social Media Manager
A marketing expert with passion for Social media | Digital Nomadism. She brings over 10 years of international experience from large companies, digital agencies & startups.
Antonio Nardella
Community Manager
Entrepreneur located in South Tyrol, Italy. Loves to explore technologies and to build stuff. #IOTALove
Jelle Femmo Millenaar
Software Engineer
Software Engineer at the Partnerships department. Generalist who does programming, public speaking, business development and is specialized on Digital Identity.
Levente Pap
Software Engineer
Curious mind eager to solve problems. He interested to learn more about the intersection of technology and humans, while taking those lemons that life give along the way.
Virginie Pera
Human Resources Administrator
Loves social contributions, payroll and tax matters as much as her cats.
Vlad Semenov
Software Engineer
Developer, cryptographer, mathematician, functional programming enthusiast.
Yu-Wei Wu
Software Engineer
Experienced Rust developer who is interested in wide variety of fields like distributed system, databases, and concurrent programming.
Jens Munch Lund-Nielsen
Head of Global Trade & Supply Chains
Jens worked 9 years at Maersk in various roles in sustainability, strategy and building new business ventures. Jens brings a vast network with international trade organisations.
Edward Greve
Head of Engineering Asia
Edward is an avid software developer, technology enthusiast, teacher and polyglot. He connects mathematics, computer science, and business needs together.
Joshua Barretto
Software Developer
Rust developer working on the Bee project for the IOTA foundation.
Janis Vegis
UX designer
Janis is an experienced digital product designer with a wide range of skills and interests. He is always curious, but never 100% satisfied.
Aleksa Krstić
Graphic Designer
Designer with a passion for technology and innovation.
Alex Westerhof
Partner Manager
Alex is a business strategy and IT generalist, brings Int'l experience in key account mgmt. and business development. Creates and drives impactful, mutual beneficial partnerships.
Krzysztof Taraszka
Senior System Operations Engineer
A big F1 fan, go-karts driver, open-source, and automation enthusiast. Compute Clouds specialist: we should keep it simple!
Pinar Palavar
Team Administrator
Pinar is a Berliner, Sociologist and is passionate about supporting teams and their processes.
Tara Merk
Junior Business Development Analyst
Futurist with a passion for enabling social innovation through technology. Enjoys debating big ideas, critical feedback and the occasional dad joke.
Cristian Dascalu
Senior System Operations Engineer
Architects and builds modern software infrastructure and automation.
Sebastian Müller
Independent Research Scientist
Scientist in mathematics with main focus probability theory and statistics.
Daniel Thompson-Yvetot
Senior Architect
Daniel Thompson-Yvetot is joining IOTA as Senior Architect of the Engineering team, where he will focus on enhancing the security posture of the IOTA ecosystem and its software.
Billy Sanders
Senior Research Scientist
William is a mathematician with a background in commutative algebra and category theory. Abstraction is his specialty.
Research Council
The IOTA Research Council works closely with our research department to set the strategic technological direction, provide academic oversight to IOTA researchs, and oversee collaboration with academia and other research organizations.
Professor Bill Buchanan OBE
Research Council
Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, a Fellow of the BCS, and a Principal Fellow of the HEA.
Professor Robert Shorten
Research Council
Professor of Control Engineering and Decision Science at University College Dublin, having previously he worked at AEG Westinghouse, IBM Research and the Hamilton Institute.
Advisors
The outside experts in industry and academia supporting the IOTA project.
Harm van den Brink
Energy & E-mobility Advisor
Harm is an entrepreneur and always looking for practical and useful implementations of new and disruptive ideas. His focus is on EV infrastructure and the energy domain.
Regine H. Helmer
Digital Transformation & Business Development Advisor
Regine is Founder and CEO of Seedlab, a digital transformation and business development consulting firm. She is also a lecturer at HWZ Univ in Zurich, a keynote speaker and author.
Dr. Anes Hodžić
Digital Transformation and Internet of Things Advisor
Anes is VP Digital Transformation and IoT at Digital Transformation Office of Airbus Group. He holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Eng./Telecom from the Technical Univ. Berlin.
Dr. Hongquan Jiang
Technology Industry Advisor
Hongquan is a partner at Robert Bosch Venture Capital and is a “deep tech” investor with multiple successful investments in IoT, AI, augmented reality and automotive technologies.
Koen Maris
Cyber Security Advisor
Koen is a passionate information/cyber security specialist who serves as a trusted advisor for many organizations and is known for questioning current applied security models.
Madjid Nakhjiri
Public Key Infrastructure Advisor
Madjid is an expert in public key infrastructure and has spent years in the area of device and user authentication and related key management schemes.
Michael Nilles
Smart Cities & Infrastructure Advisor
Michael Nilles is executive member of the Board of Directors and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for Schindler. Michael also serves on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Alexander Renz
Smart Mobility & Transportation Advisor
New Mobility Enthusiast, Startup Aficionado and Managing Partner at New Mobility Consulting.
Jochen Renz
Smart Mobility & Transportation Advisor
Electronics Engineer who after a 20-year corporate IT career Co-Founded New Mobility Consulting & New Mobility World with my brother Alex. Simply put, cars and IT are in our blood.
Dr. Klaus Schaaf
Smart Mobility Advisor
Klaus holds a diploma degree and a PhD in Physics from Göttingen University and has been with Volkswagen AG for 30 years, mostly in research areas and promoting edge technologies.
Professor Joachim Taiber
Smart Mobility Advisor
Chief Technology Officer of the International Transportation Innovation Center and Adjunct professor at the Clemson Univ. International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).
Brian Marcel
Global Trade and Supply Chains Advisor
Chairman of IBCS Group, Mentor, Barcode Trailblazer Eastern Europe, Author and Thought Leader.
Daniel Elsawey
Institutions and Investment Management Advisor
Chief Investment Officer of a Digital Asset Exchange. His main focus is bridging the gap between Traditional Institutional market participants and the digital phase of the economy.
Dieter Kondek
Investor Community & Smart City Alliances
Dieter is General Partner at Global Blockchain Ventures and Co-Founder of MergingMinds, a Global Business Accelerator for Smart Cities projects in US & Europe.