Developer team structure
Core Team
Diamonde's core team is composed of top experts in blockchain technology, financial innovation and global strategy, with deep professional accumulation and rich practical experience. Team members have made outstanding achievements in decentralized finance (DeFi), smart contract security and blockchain ecosystem construction, and are committed to building the next generation of perpetual contract trading platform and redefining the decentralized exchange (DEX) in the field of financial derivatives.
Alex Johnson — CEO
Alex is a seasoned expert in finance and blockchain with over 15 years of industry experience. He previously served as the Head of Blockchain Innovation at a leading European investment bank, where he spearheaded the implementation of multiple DeFi projects. Alex specializes in integrating traditional financial systems with blockchain technology, paving the way for new possibilities in the industry.
Past Highlights
Established multiple DeFi ecosystem funds to support the financing and growth of startup projects.
Promoted the transformation of banking blockchain technology and managed innovative projects worth over US$1 billion.
Emily Wang — Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Emily is a top talent in the field of blockchain technology. She was a member of the core development team of Ethereum Foundation, focusing on smart contract architecture, Layer-2 scalability, and on-chain performance optimization. Her technical expertise provides Diamonde with excellent scalability and technological leadership.
Past Highlights
He has led the development of privacy protection tools based on zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) for efficient and secure privacy transactions on public blockchains.
He has a deep understanding of the practical applications of Layer-2 technologies such as zk-Rollups and Optimistic Rollups, and uses them to increase on-chain transaction throughput and reduce gas fees.
Michael Chen — Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Michael has extensive experience in blockchain financial management and token economic model design, and was a senior blockchain consultant at Deloitte. He has built efficient financing paths and sustainable economic models for multiple crypto projects.
Past Highlights
Managed financing of over $500 million for blockchain startups, covering angel rounds to C rounds.
Optimized token economic models to improve long-term capital efficiency and financial stability.
Sophia Li — Head of Marketing and Community (CMO)
Sophia is a market and user growth expert in the crypto space and previously worked as a marketing manager at CoinMarketCap. She is good at building a strong user base and brand influence for projects through data-driven user incentive strategies and community activities.
Past Highlights
Leading the team to build incentive mechanisms and achieve 300% community participation growth.
Planning global brand activities to enhance market coverage and industry reputation.
Rajesh Gupta — Chief Research Officer (CRO)
Rajesh is a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Blockchain Lab, focusing on economic model innovation of decentralized finance (DeFi). His research results have promoted the theoretical development and application practice of DeFi worldwide.
Past Highlights
Proposed innovative liquidity mining mechanism to optimize capital efficiency and reduce liquidity risk.
Published 10+ high-impact papers in top academic journals.
Hannah Smith — Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Hannah Smith is an experienced blockchain project operations expert with 10 years of industry experience, focusing on optimizing processes and improving organizational efficiency. During her tenure as operations director at MakerDAO, she successfully managed multiple complex projects, demonstrating outstanding leadership and execution capabilities from cross-departmental collaboration to global resource integration.
Past Highlights
Hannah led the design and implementation of MakerDAO’s multi-asset collateral feature launch process, significantly improving the flexibility and scalability of the protocol by optimizing resource allocation and adjusting the governance mechanism. This feature broadens users’ asset selection range and provides strong momentum for MakerDAO’s continued growth.
She further improved MakerDAO's core operating framework, introduced data-driven decision-making mechanisms, and ensured seamless collaboration among modules in complex systems.
In addition, she has played an important role in multiple community governance projects, designed open and transparent governance processes, and promoted the deep integration of community decision-making and project management.
Hannah has extensive experience in DAO architecture optimization. She has developed a clear division of roles and collaboration processes, which has increased MakerDAO's operational efficiency by more than 30%. This decentralized operational capability will provide Diamonde with strong organizational support and help the project develop smoothly in a complex decentralized environment.
Jason Lee — Smart Contract Security Lead
Jason Lee is an authoritative expert in the field of smart contract security, with extensive experience in security auditing and vulnerability protection. He has served as a senior security engineer at CertiK and OKX, and has deep professional accumulation in security auditing and technical assurance of blockchain projects. Jason's technical expertise provides Diamonde with industry-leading security assurance, enabling the platform's smart contracts to achieve a perfect balance between high performance and high security.
Past Highlights
Audited more than 50 top blockchain projects, including DeFi protocols and multi-chain ecosystems, successfully discovered and fixed multiple high-risk vulnerabilities, and ensured the security and stability of smart contracts.
Lead the development of efficient smart contract security analysis tools, significantly improve audit efficiency and vulnerability capture rate, and enhance risk prevention capabilities to the forefront of the industry.
Jason has set a professional benchmark in the field of smart contract security with his outstanding technical capabilities and rich practical experience. His joining not only enhances Diamonde's core competitiveness in security protection, but also provides a solid technical guarantee for user assets.
Elena Rodriguez — Head of Strategic Cooperation
Elena Rodriguez is a senior expert in strategic cooperation and ecological resource integration. She has worked as a business development manager at Coinbase Ventures and has accumulated rich industry resources and cooperation experience. She is good at establishing cross-ecological alliances and promoting technical collaboration. She is committed to building an open and interoperable industry network for Diamonde to promote the long-term development and multi-chain compatibility of the platform.
Past Highlights
It has facilitated in-depth strategic cooperation between multiple mainstream public chains (such as Ethereum and Solana) and DeFi projects, significantly expanded the technology ecosystem, and brought higher interoperability and resource support to cooperative projects.
Take the lead in promoting cross-ecological standardization cooperation, and improve the efficiency and sustainability of industry collaborative development by formulating common technology and operation frameworks.
Elena's strategic vision and rich experience provide Diamonde with a strong ecological collaboration advantage. Her ability not only integrates Diamonde into the broader blockchain ecosystem, but also promotes the platform to form a deep cooperative relationship with the leading projects in the industry, laying a solid foundation for the platform's technological expansion and market penetration.
Diamonde's team not only has a deep professional background in their respective fields, but is also able to collaborate efficiently in a complex decentralized ecosystem. Through precise layout in areas such as DeFi, blockchain technology, security auditing, financial management, global market expansion, and strategic cooperation, the Diamonde team has the ability to stand out in the fierce market competition. The team's cross-industry experience and strategic execution will provide strong support for Diamonde's rapid development and technological innovation in the blockchain industry, promote continuous innovation in the project, and lead industry change.
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