Anna K.

Anna K. has a diverse work experience in various roles. Anna co-founded and currently serves as the CEO of Vana, where they aim to empower users to own their data and its value. Anna also has engineering experience at Celo, where they worked on developing the Celo blockchain for mobile devices to provide financial infrastructure to underserved populations. Prior to that, they co-founded Iambiq and held the position of CTO. Anna has also conducted research for various central banks and international organizations from 2014 to 2017.

Anna K. has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Additionally, they participated in the Winter 2018 Batch at Y Combinator. In middle school and high school, Anna completed accelerated math coursework at the University of Minnesota.