Laurens Christian

Laurens Christian is a driven entrepreneur and leader currently serving as the Founder of HAWK, established in November 2023. As a Co-Founder of Traders @ SMU since June 2024 and President of SMU Blockchain since September 2022, Laurens demonstrates a strong commitment to innovation and community engagement within the tech and blockchain realms. Additional leadership roles include Vice President and VP of Technology for SMU Blockchain. Laurens also contributes to the academic community through the Engaged Learning Fellowship at Southern Methodist University, while holding product design positions at PetroBench and Bonjoy, LLC since January 2023 and March 2022, respectively. Laurens is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management at Southern Methodist University and the SMU Cox School of Business, expected to graduate in 2026.