Nick White
Nick White is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Celestia, a blockchain-focused, modular data availability network offering solutions for blockchain creation. Nick has extensive developer experience in shaping the future of dApps and blockchain interoperability. He focuses on the importance of modular blockchains, which separate execution, consensus, and data availability functions to improve performance and scalability. Prior to Celestia, he was a Co-Founder at Harmony, a high-performance blockchain for next generation decentralized applications.
Nick White Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Academic History
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M.S., Electrical Engineering
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B.S., Electrical Engineering
EARLY CAREER
Nick was a Co-Founder at Harmony, a high-performance blockchain for next generation decentralized applications.
He was a Senior AI Specialist at Zeroth.ai, focusing on accelerating AI startups in Asia, where he coached over 20 teams from 5 continents across finance, agriculture and blockchain.
He researched artificial intelligence and applied mathematics with Prof. Bernard Widrow at Stanford University.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has been featured in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, and Real Vision.