Zaki Manian possesses a diverse background in technology and entrepreneurship, currently serving as Co-Founder at Sommelier Protocol since January 2021, Principal Cofounder at iqlusion since January 2018, and Executive Director of the Trusted IoT Alliance since September 2017. Previous experience includes directing Tendermint Labs from March 2018 to January 2021 and founding SKUChain, a company focused on enhancing supply chain trust through cryptographic ledger technology, from September 2014 to June 2017. Zaki Manian's career began as a System Integration Engineer at ReaMetrix, where significant contributions were made to the Immedia System, alongside earlier roles in software development. Zaki Manian holds a BA in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.