Toposware is a research and engineering company building disruptive technology for a trustless, connected future. Our team takes a collaborative, academic approach to innovating and engineering infrastructure, protocol standards and products to enable inclusive value creation within a decentralized future. We are committed to solving the hardest problems in cryptography and distributed systems to advance novel open internet standards.
Core Team
![Théo Gauthier](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/1lKJ8rthUMiZagKHqIBjx0/0f54f240181eb1163344635366928ea9/ProfileTheo.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Théo Gauthier
Founder & CEO
![Scott Sutherland](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/7DkwE4VpBtejnXXpNY7zA0/8af717c7a0ed1437c2b79b6a8316e18e/147-0-2.jpg?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Scott Sutherland
COO
![David Palm](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/2nvaljtUWTs4HiarmGCVui/235ce16044dc4dc9f286dda9fdc77f4d/david_palm_modified.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
David Palm
Head of Engineering
![Jennifer Morrison](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/6rFKMiMMuDzABEZmdMtWx5/2d4c73b4e74bf8fab0228cbe9b581cfb/jennifer_morrison.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Jennifer Morrison
VP of Marketing
![Sébastien Dan](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/zJrMtZon39vVPpuwBxC0h/a365178a59ac54a98eab6915bcb309b6/profile2.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Sébastien Dan
Lead Tools Engineer
Robin Salen
Lead Cryptographer
![Alonso Gonzalez](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/YzXmCh2OHFHMpPMmP39un/4b697586741df0314ea31a9ce79cfb6b/Screen_Shot_2022-08-08_at_11.25.16.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Alonso Gonzalez
Lead Cryptographer
![Monir Hadji](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/3YWQkweLw5eza3VR2qgnfM/d580701386a852752494820f531b1857/Screen_Shot_2022-08-08_at_11.24.25.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Monir Hadji
Lead Software Engineer
![Tom Harvey](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/3cnd4Iqmsixnd9TPrAV7Fk/93e4407a236ac51284f63c7982a7264b/THarveyPhoto.jpg?w=320&h=312&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Tom Harvey
Enterprise Programs Lead
![Kirk Haines](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/7jN4tWxa4LFBzHwEgt0mXO/5d31871877646cc698d67ab9aef2308c/kirk_haines.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Kirk Haines
Developer Relations Engineer
![Simon Paitrault](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/CvDADic55GcdWuD6Oul1q/42e9007291a86960563a886c57bb958a/Screen_Shot_2022-08-04_at_10.13.54.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Simon Paitrault
Staff Engineer
![Marko Atanasievski](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/7HY2Adl4ePyrF3Cr7bbYr3/0d7bfb5a4293fa5f648d85f83fe9c822/Screen_Shot_2022-08-04_at_14.09.58.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Marko Atanasievski
Software Engineer
![Hamy Ratoanina](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/4BcqAsFHUGSf2usWuf7Cx3/62d2f630573513a73a8fc2b031cae59a/131-0-2.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Hamy Ratoanina
Cryptographer
![Jawad Tariq](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/1MMhp8Ql7M22zDk9irVKC6/26267684ab502900e474cd3214cc8a35/110-0-2.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Jawad Tariq
Software Engineer
![Thiago Nobayashi](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/4ZxNVRHOJDNz2DNyryNJS7/af3044cef4c3dc2d9c24d26cf6ca6b07/thiago.jpeg?w=259&h=259&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Thiago Nobayashi
Tools Engineer
![Linda Guiga](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/4rVJTSpueMMq9PmTS3Iewo/2acbc6d351d146917e757d0a7619c88f/linda.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Linda Guiga
Cryptographer
![Bastian Gruber](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/5jGO152FGH03NhipacgDiK/d6bf98f83a52cd008abc84e96139878d/bastian.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Bastian Gruber
Software Engineer
![John Rubisoff](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/4hxdQzI31ZBpL37xTPkxqf/e1376ca8339bdbc15ef50aa8112fceb2/image__26__Cropped.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
John Rubisoff
Community Manager
Board of directors
![Clark Golestani](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/5O38e6GTZTE0Sl6LI29ZV7/2d01a54dab7e4ca762ff015f5f3c4c52/golestani-clark-headshot-web.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Director
Clark Golestani
Former Merck President &
Global CIO
Director
Yoshio Hirako
MJS Finance & Technology, CEO
BitFlyer, Former Director
Director
Oki Matsumoto
Monex Group, CEO
Mastercard, Director
![Christopher Savoie](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/7GVrfGeR4hynFFfzr6RyQX/11c70a495674382f74cba7cf7473348e/0x0.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Director
Christopher Savoie
Zapata Computing, CEO
QED-C, Steering Committee
Advisory council
![Sandeep Nailwal](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/VmesFwRbhQiigSPjpw8dz/38e06e6a80f1b4b27ab5244ce92c0d04/Sandeep-Nailwal-small-360x360-1.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-founder and chairman, Polygon
![Matthew Doty](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/5crMHrw1DSXX830tb1iTVO/247148e28fbd3d67f4589659f7076d84/matthew_doty.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Matthew Doty
CSO, Golden Gate Former Protocol Engineer, Ethereum Foundation
Advisor
Sara Tucci-Piergiovanni
Head of Laboratory, Senior Research Engineer, CEA LIST
Advisor
Vijay Rao
Director of Infrastructure, Meta
![Mimi Spier](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/5iu88NcSj3b9aRqPBOpihs/3c6b2e3ef7c97ac031ec3b216b948cbd/mimi_spier.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Mimi Spier
Vice President Marketing and Growth Strategy, Turntide Technologies
![Jeanette Gorgas](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/28gpukj0XuE5mqzG4dURE5/4b164c54b654130b9173b0b68495f41a/jeanette-gorgas-600x465.jpg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Jeanette Gorgas
Board of Directors, Delivery Hero Board of Directors, Sunlight Financial
![Paul Roma](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/4rFoyes8WC0SDRxH7Yh4CK/e51791fdd83707a6661a998b9ac090a6/paul_roma-2-modified.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Advisor
Paul Roma
Global General Manager, IBM
![Martin Wischhusen](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/6qRLkx3MEYGWBFBiqdP5mP/9faf7815da67560345dc927ae4a7087e/martin.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Martin Wischhusen
Vice President of Game Development and Infrastructure Services, Electronic Arts
![Sriram Vishwanath](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/3URXvaYIgJL9oD8WJl7bGJ/45355270e56bde6d21eee16718c7f3d2/sriram_vishwanath.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Advisor
Sriram Vishwanath
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UT Austin
![Todd Ruppert](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/IRFLYycjFF6yoJQ6yZL7d/7c5de8140ab7708fe9386101fb45fda0/todd-ruppert-modified.png?w=320&h=320&q=50&fm=png)
Advisor
Todd Ruppert
Former President & CEO — T. Rowe Price, Advisor — INSEAD
![Andrea Kalmans](https://images.ctfassets.net/sgz1t7yks24m/2XbNJvMxc110vT5t04K0Tm/d9bbbc31fa7eaa2fd6036536f06aa52f/andrea_kalmans.jpeg?w=320&h=320&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Advisor
Andrea Kalmans
Founder, Lontra Ventures