Karl Floersch

Karl Floersch has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Karl is currently the Chief Executive Officer at OP Labs, a position they have held since May 2023. In this role, Karl is involved in scaling Ethereum with layer 2 technology and creating market incentives for open source software creation.

Prior to their current position, Karl worked at the Ethereum Foundation from September 2017 to January 2020. Their role involved giving talks, conducting core research on consensus protocols and scaling, and shipping the alpha proof of stake (PoS) on the Ethereum testnet.

Before joining the Ethereum Foundation, Karl worked as a Blockchain Engineer at ConsenSys from February 2016 to September 2017.

Karl's work experience also includes a role as a Frontend Developer at 3Rings Media from January 2014 to January 2016, where they worked with various project clients including the White House Historical Association and FTI.

As a Summer Technology Analyst at Citi in 2015, Karl designed a system for tracing order histories and paths, collaborated with international teams to establish standard usage for the ELK Stack, and maintained an internal forum for ELK Stack development.

Additionally, Karl gained experience as a Software Engineering Intern at Riverbed Technology in 2014.

Throughout their career, Karl Floersch has demonstrated their expertise in blockchain technology, software engineering, and project management.

Karl Floersch completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, State University of New York, where they studied from 2012 to 2015.