The Ava Labs
Leadership Team

We're a world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, and law. We're passionate individuals creating a frictionless world by redefining the way people build and use finance applications.

Emin Gün Sirer

Emin Gün Sirer

CEO

Engineering
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John Wu

John Wu

Senior Advisor

Business Development
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Charley Cooper

Charley Cooper

President

Operations
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John Nahas

John Nahas

Chief Business Officer

Business Development
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Stephen Buttolph

Stephen Buttolph

Chief Protocol Architect

Engineering
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Lee Schneider

Lee Schneider

General Counsel

Legal
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Wee Ming Choon

Wee Ming Choon

Chief Legal Officer

Legal
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Nick Mussallem

Nick Mussallem

Avacloud, CEO

Product
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Arielle Pennington

Arielle Pennington

Senior Vice President of Growth

Marketing
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Lydia Chiu

Lydia Chiu

Chief Financial Officer

Finance
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Morgan Krupetsky

Morgan Krupetsky

VP, Ecosystem Growth

Business Development
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Experience

The Ava Labs team has collective experience from leading Fortune 500 finance and tech companies to high-growth blockchain companies.

Microsoft
google
credit
morgan-stanley
cornell-uni
Columbia Business School
cisco
accenture
capital-one
AT&T
tiger
nasa
Consensys
sharepost
Harvard Business School
Blockchain
Viacom
Princeton University
Bitcoin
Fluidity