Evan Cheng
Evan Cheng is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, the developer behind the groundbreaking Sui layer 1 protocol. Cheng is a Web3 technologist and entrepreneur standing at the forefront of blockchain innovation and spearheading efforts to build a decentralized web. Prior to launching Mysten, he was Director of Research and Development at Novi Financial, Meta’s crypto wallet, where he led systems and security, programming language and formal verification, and new product experimentation. He also has more than 25 years of leadership roles at prominent tech giants, Apple and Facebook.
Evan Cheng Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Director of Engineering, Programming Languages & Runtimes
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Senior Manager of Low Level Tools
Academic History
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M.S., Computer Science
Under his leadership, Mysten Labs has achieved remarkable fundraising success, securing USD 35 million in Series A and a staggering USD 300 million in Series B rounds.
Mysten Labs is building critical infrastructure to enable a more decentralized internet and accelerate Web3 adoption.
Their products are designed and made for builders, Web3 enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to explore the frontier of new interactive models.
EARLY CAREER
Cheng is a seasoned expert who has established his prominence in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry circles in Silicon Valley.
He built out Facebook’s programming language and runtime organization that was responsible for developing, optimizing, and operating systems that power everything from ML accelerators, mobile, and server workloads.
His leadership in the development of the Apple LLVM software left an imprint on billions worldwide, earning him the prestigious Outstanding Software Contribution Award from the American Association for Computing Machinery.
LLVM has established itself as a fundamental technology which reaches into the billions, powering every iOS, Android, Mac OS, and other smart devices on the planet.
He served as Senior Principal Engineer at Synfora and as an Engineer for Equator Technologies.
RECOGNITIONS
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Cheng has been featured in various financial media outlets, including Yahoo! Finance, The Block, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, and Blockworks.
He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.