Ori Kwan

Ori Kwan is a co-founder of Orca, a prominent cryptocurrency trading protocol on the Solana blockchain, which reached notable milestones by 2023, including ranking among the top 10 decentralized exchanges by trading volume and achieving a peak total value locked of over $1 billion USD. Prior to Orca, Ori served as an Interaction Designer at IDEO, contributing to various consulting projects throughout Japan and Southeast Asia, and held positions at Button, Inc. as a Senior UX Engineer & Design Lead, and at Coursera as a Frontend Engineer. Ori began a notable career in technology and education, working as a course assistant at Stanford University, a digital media intern at True Run Media, and a software engineering intern at Google. Ori holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University, graduating with distinction.