Jed McCaleb

Jed McCaleb is a prominent entrepreneur and innovator with a diverse background in technology and finance. Currently serving as the Founder of Vast, which focuses on developing artificial gravity space stations, and the Astera Institute, which promotes transformative science and technology projects, McCaleb also holds the position of Co-founder at the Stellar Development Foundation, leading technical developments for a universal financial network. As an Advisor at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, McCaleb contributes to ensuring the beneficial creation of advanced intelligence. Previous ventures include founding Ripple and Code Collective, where Jed developed a strategy game praised for its engaging gameplay, and serving as Founder and CTO at MetaMachine, responsible for pioneering technologies like eDonkey2000 and a decentralized file storage system.