# The Team

## The Crew <a href="#the-crew" id="the-crew"></a>

### William Guo - CEO/Founder <a href="#william-guo-ceo-founder" id="william-guo-ceo-founder"></a>

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-guo1/>​

### Kelvin (Zhimin) Gao - CTO/Co-Founder <a href="#kelvin-zhimin-gao-coo-founder" id="kelvin-zhimin-gao-coo-founder"></a>

​<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvin-gao-63268421/>

### Alex Xu

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-xu-413835190/>

### Cheryl Yang - Executive Assistant <a href="#gin-fei-chong-jarod-community-senior-staff" id="gin-fei-chong-jarod-community-senior-staff"></a>

LinkedIn:  <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinrou-yang/>

### Varun Gupta - Compliance

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-gupta-0215468/>

### Jason (Junyu) Lu - Business Development Director

LinkedIn: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlool>

### Zhihao Gao - Product Manager

### Yuhan Chen - UI/UX Designer

### Bill Hu - Senior Backend Engineer

### Gino Zheng - System Architect

### Anton Neverov - 3D Artist <a href="#anton-neverov-3d-artist" id="anton-neverov-3d-artist"></a>

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-neverov-b938a6104/>

### Dakata Dochev - 3D Artist <a href="#dakata-dochev-3d-artist" id="dakata-dochev-3d-artist"></a>

## Advisors & Investors

### Larry Shi, PhD

Computer Science faculty member at the University of Houston\
Founder of tech startup\
Senior researcher at Motorola and Nokia\
Directed over $6M in blockchain and ledger projects

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-shi-691b563/>

### Alex Lu

JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle\
Entrepreneur\
AI Researcher\
Advisory Board Member\
MBA, Columbia Business School

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexlu-ai/>

### Nicholas Shekerdemian

2X founder: Headstart, Teaching By the Top\
Forbes 30U30\
Thiel Fellow\
Y Combinator, Summer 2017\
Advisory Board Member, United Nations 30+ Angel Investments

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nshekerdemian/>

### Gina Kirch

Director, BlackRock\
Forbes 30U30\
Advisory Board Member, Yale University Mentor, Oxford Entrepreneurs\
MBA, Oxford University

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginakirch/>

### Valta Realty Group

Valta has over 30 properties and has over $40 million under management.\
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Website: <https://valtarealty.com/>

### Genesis Commercial Capital

Genesis Commercial Capital (GCC) is a leading Capital Advisor and Manager with approximately $3.1 billion in assets under management.\
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Website: <http://www.gencommercialcapital.com>

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