About Us
We are a community of passionate humans.
In October 2016, the Berkeley Bitcoin Association, a group of about a dozen members, founded Blockchain at Berkeley, an organization dedicated to becoming the blockchain hub of the East Bay. They also debuted the world’s first undergraduate university-accredited blockchain course, Blockchain Fundamentals, taught to about 50 students.
Alongside Blockchain at Berkeley’s education team grew a consultancy that aimed to bridge the gap between geeky bitcoin enthusiasts and technovative early-adopters in the industry to develop Proof-of-Concepts for disruptive blockchain use cases. Since then, as a result of other ambitious B@B members, research, governance, and design teams have also emerged.
Alongside Blockchain at Berkeley’s education team grew a consultancy that aimed to bridge the gap between geeky bitcoin enthusiasts and technovative early-adopters in the industry to develop Proof-of-Concepts for disruptive blockchain use cases. Since then, as a result of other ambitious B@B members, research, governance, and design teams have also emerged.
Our Mission
Blockchain at Berkeley drives innovation in the blockchain industry by building an ecosystem that empowers students to make an impact through practical education, consulting for enterprise companies, and conducting open source research.
Our Vision
Our vision is to build tomorrow's technology, today. We educate and empower the next generation of Blockchain users and developers. Our members are encouraged to experiment with new ideas and build powerful tools that push the technology's limits.
Our Values
Blockchain at Berkeley lives by our values of innovation, boldness, inclusivity, excellence, and openness.
Our Network
Founded by our Alumni.
We hold close relationships with local conferences and blockchain projects created by Blockchain at Berkeley alumni.
Meet the Team
We’re a student-run organization that promotes innovation in the blockchain industry through education, consulting, design, and research. We aren’t purely professional, we’re a team of friends, collaborators, and students of likeminded peers who ideate, and adventure together.
All
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Leadership
Consulting
Education
Design
Research
Megan Ho
President
Riddhi Patel
President
Arshia Narula
Head of Internal
Oleg Viatkin
Head of External
Ezra Tramble
Head of Consulting
Sanjay Amirthraj
Head of Consulting
Arushi Arora
Head of Design
Alyssa Chen
Head of Education
Tanay Appannagari
Head of Research
Akshat Sharma
Head of Xcelerator
Aditya Goel
Edu
Adrian Kwan
Consultant
Akshaan Ahuja
Research
Aryan Bhadouria
External
Belle Tangkuptanon
Xcelerator
Brendan Wong
Senior Advisor
Derrick Cui
Research
Dhruv Gautam
Internal
Gargi Deshpande
Consultant
Haluk Cem Demirhan
Consultant
Jameson Crate
Consultant
Jay Tipirneni
Consultant
Jeff Chen
Consultant
Joanna Ye
Designer
Kevin He
Research
Krishna Mandal
Edu
Marc Karimi
Consultant
Nicholas Qasawadish
Consultant
Ravi Riley
Senior Advisor
Richa Ray
Senior Advisor
Riya Bhatia
Designer
Rohan Patra
Senior Advisor
Sara Magaziotis-Ginori
Consultant
Sarah Mou
Designer
Shrithan Sandadi
Consultant
Sophia Matthews
Designer
Trevor Trinh
Consultant
Vardhan Shorewala
Consultant
Varun Vaidya
Consultant
Zachary Brandt
Consultant