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The Foundation is a non-profit, 5016c that acts as the steward of the Velocity Network, hosting all involved parties, continuously guiding the building the rulebook, a common framework that ensures operational consistency and legal clarity for every transaction, and guiding the development of the decentralized protocols.

Role

The Foundation is responsible for guiding the use of the Network by all involved parties and the facilitation of Velocity Network in a safe and compliant manner, as well as to guide the development of the decentralized protocols.

Organization

Velocity Network Foundation is a non-profit membership organization hosting diverse labor market stakeholders from across HR Tech, Education Tech, gig and freelance platforms, contingency workforce, job search platforms, background providers, assessment processors, non-profit and multilateral organizations, employers, and educational institutions.

Governance

The Foundation is governed by the Board of Directors, elected annually by the Foundation membership. Members also participate in governance and influence the Network’s roadmap and playbook through the different workgroups and steering committees.

The Velocity Network Foundation® elected Board of Directors is comprised of senior leaders from across the membership. The Board is charged with setting the strategic direction and policies for the Network. The Board represents the membership and the community of participants.

Colin Strasburg

Ecosystem Engagement Director
Credivera

Deb Everhart

Chief Strategy Officer
Credential Engine

Dror Gurevich

CEO & Founder
Velocity Career Labs

Glen Cathey

SVP, Talent Advisory & Digital Strategy
Randstad

Hermine Wong

Lecturer, University of California Berkeley School of Law and Advisory and Strategist

 

Ingolf Teetz

CEO and Founder
Milch und Zucker

James Owens

CEO of Atheneum and former CEO of Cisive
Unaffiliated

Joan Beets

Managing Partner
Kennedy Fitch

Kelly Hoyland

Director
Unicon

Kymberly Lavigne-Hinkley

National Philanthropic Partnerships Director
Western Governors University

Mark Baglia

Director of Product Management
HireRight

Marty Reed

Chief Product Officer, Level Data
Randa Solutions 

Meagan Treadway

Director of Special Projects
GVSU NextEd CoLab

Rachel Gordon

Vice President of Student Financial Aid Services
American University of Antigua College of Medicine​

Robert McGough

Chief Data Officer
State of Arkansas

Robin Weninger

Founder & CEO
Global Institute of Leadership and Technology

Sanjoe Tom Jose

CEO & Founder
Talview

Shrikant Jannu

Chief Product Officer
GreenLight Credentials

Ximo Soler

Chief Operating Officer
Marlex

Zach Daigle

Chief Strategy and Customer Officer
Cisive

Appointed by the Board, Committee Chairs lead Member discussions and contributions across the different aspects of running Velocity Network™.

Andres Olave

Head of Product & Technology
Velocity Network Foundation

Alex Chudnovsky

Advisor, and Co-Founder

James Owens

Chairman of the Board
Velocity Network Foundation

Rick Barfoot

Chief Operating Officer
Tavio

Sathish Thirugnanavelu

Director of Digital Transformation
Cisive

Ximo Soler

Chief Operating Officer
Marlex

The Foundation’s executive team is comprised of senior and dedicated professionals committed to reinventing how career records are shared across the global market, empowering individuals, businesses, and educational institutions through transformational blockchain technology – public, open, trusted, and self-sovereign.

Andres Olave

CTO
Velocity Career Labs

Aldeen van der Walt

Board Secretary
Velocity Network Foundation

Dror Gurevich

CEO & Founder
Velocity Career Labs

Etan Bernstein

Co-Founder, Head of Ecosystem
Velocity Career Labs

Velocity Blockchain Node Operators

The Network’s decentralized ledger and oracle network is run by a group of independent organizations, Members of the Foundation. Node Operators maintain the core fabric for the network; they run Velocity oracle nodes and participate in the consensus protocol validating transactions while maintaining the Network’s integrity.

Membership

Members enjoy strategic guidance and best practices through the Foundation’s unique support programs and influence the Network’s roadmap and playbook by participating in the different workgroups and steering committees.

The Foundation continues to welcome new Members that meet the membership criteria and support the Foundation’s mission of building the network, empowering individuals, businesses, and educational institutions around the world through transformational blockchain technology.

To inquire about membership, please contact us at membership@velocitynetwork.foundation.

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Joining forces with Velocity Career Labs, developer of innovative blockchain technology, the following industry leaders from across the Human Capital Management and Education markets came together in early 2019 to launch Velocity Network Foundation®.

The Foundation invites labor market stakeholders from across HR Tech, Education Tech, gig and freelance platforms, contingency workforce, job search platforms, background providers, assessment processors, non-profit and multilateral organizations, employers, and educational institutions to join us as we move to change the world of work!

The Advisory Board is a body that provides strategic advice to the executive team and the Board of the Foundation. The Advisory Board is comprised of representatives from organizations representing the interests of broad populations that benefit from Velocity Network.

Integration partners are companies that provide organizations that want to be participants in the Network with hosting and system integration services to enable them to utilize the open source technologies.