Greg Kidd
Greg Kidd is a recognized tech investor, venture capitalist and Co-Founder and CEO of GlobaliD, the industry-leading self-sovereign identity provider. He is also the Founding Partner of Hard Yaka, an investment firm focused on portable identity, payments and marketplaces. Through Hard Yaka, he has served as an advisor and early investor for numerous reputable companies, including Coinbase, Shift, Ripple, Protocol Labs, Uphold, Solana Labs, and Robinhood. Previously, Kidd served as Chief Risk Officer at Ripple, an enterprise blockchain-based digital payment network and protocol. Kidd is running as a nonpartisan candidate against Republican incumbent Mark Amodei for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District seat.
Greg Kidd Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Founder and CEO
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Chief Risk Officer
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Senior Analyst
Academic History
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M.P.A., Public Policy
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M.B.A., Operations Research, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Game Theory
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A.B., History
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
CEO, Hard Yaka
Founder and CEO, GlobaliD
Co-Founder, Apto Payments
Member, Forbes Council
EARLY CAREER
As CRO at Ripple, he navigated the fraud, compliance, regulation, and reputational challenges of digital currencies and currency exchanges.
He served as a Director of Promontory Financial Group and Senior Analyst for payments for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
He founded and took Dispatch Management Services Corp public on the Nasdaq, and created dispatch software and clearinghouse for messenger deliveries in major metro areas in the world.
He has served as an advisor and early investor for numerous reputable companies, including Coinbase, Shift, Ripple, Protocol Labs, Uphold, Solana Labs, and Robinhood. He was also an early investor of Square and Twitter.
Kidd also worked as an Instructor and Leader for Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School.