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Nancy HayesunlockedAya: together at San Francisco State University (2011)
×5Aya: together at San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business
×5Aya: together at Kraken
Aya: together at Nanzan University
About
Aya Miyaguchi is President of the Ethereum Foundation, where she previously served as Executive Director. She describes the Foundation as an early steward of Ethereum, a decentralized public infrastructure, and characterizes its diminishing relative influence as an intended outcome. She also serves on The Council of the Long Now Foundation and is a Fellow at The Institute in San Francisco.
Executive at The Ethereum Foundation
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The Ethereum Foundation's investors · 27
1confirmationIncline VillageAdvanced BlockchainBerlinBaseTwoGeorge TownBloccelerate VCSeattleBlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checksBollinger Investment GroupCMCC GlobalHong KongCollab+CurrencyEugeneDeepTech VenturesPfaffikonDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checksHashedSeoul · $1M – $37M checksInnovating CapitalNew York · $10K – $3M checksJustin “3LAU” BlauLvna CapitalMiamiMitonC$200K – $5M checksMorgan Creek CapitalChapel Hill · $1M – $5M checksNarcissus VenturesOssian CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasPlaceholder VCNew YorkStandard CryptoSWS Venture CapitalLos AngelesTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonVisary CapitalSyossetWhite Paper CapitalWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks
Experience
- Ethereum FoundationPresidentcurrent2025 — present
- Ethereum FoundationExecutive Director2018 — 2025
- Kraken Bitcoin ExchangeManaging Director, Japan2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Kraken ExchangeVP of Operations, Japan2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- TABLE FOR TWOChapter Co-founder2012 — 2013
- San Francisco State UniversityNet Impact VP Marketing2011
- Centro Community PartnersMBA Advisor2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Nagoya City Board of EducationHighschool Teacher1997 — 2007
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Public Relations38Event Planning21Market Research19Project Management13Marketing Strategy10Entrepreneurship11Marketing11Social Media8Networking6Program Management5Global Marketing5Nonprofits4
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Event MarketingEvent ManagementResearchInternational RelationsInternational BusinessProduct MarketingTeaching/mentoringNew Business DevelopmentStrategyManagementCommunicationTeamworkLanguages English · Japanese
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- Who is Aya Miyaguchi?
- Aya Miyaguchi is President of the Ethereum Foundation, where she previously served as Executive Director. She describes the Foundation as an early steward of Ethereum, a decentralized public infrastructure, and characterizes its diminishing relative influence as an intended outcome. She also serves on The Council of the Long Now Foundation and is a Fellow at The Institute in San Francisco.
- Where did Aya Miyaguchi go to school?
- Aya Miyaguchi studied at San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business (MBA, Marketing/ Sustainable Business); Nanzan University (Bachelor of Arts, English and American Literature).
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Laura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmMaricar MahoneyHR Manager & Fund Assistant at The Westly GroupSophie VuInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalBarnaby DorfmanCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersKathy LiuInvestor at Vector CapitalJeff RunnfeldtChief Investment Officer, Multi-Manager Group at Fortress Investment Group
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Also attended Nanzan University8
Gul DolenInvestor at JLSSirine DhaouadiSenior Associate, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics (Private Equity) at Northleaf Capital PartnersKaori RupnowExecutive Assistant at Kicker VenturesEllery BuntelCofounder at Telepathic TechnologiesAlison AlvarezFounder at BlastPointMichael GruberGeneral Partner at JLS
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ethereum Foundation10
Nichanan KesonpatResearch Principal at 1kxJulius NagelGeneral Partner at w3 fundNichanan KesonpatResearch Principal at 1k(x)Gabriel BarretoFounder at Argument Computer CorporationRobert CunninghamFounder at FocalAmrita BhasinCEO at Sotira
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Also worked at Kraken Bitcoin Exchange44
Arjun SethiCo-founder, Chairman at Tribe Capital FirstlookBoris RevsinManaging Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookAlex CheeCo-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital FirstlookSeth HallenFounder and Managing Partner at Hallstone VenturesVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersMarcusGlobal Head of Regulatory Strategy at SENTINEL GLOBAL
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Also worked at San Francisco State University23
Breanna ManoreOperations at General PartnershipKarla MoraFounder & Managing Partner at Alante CapitalNancy HayesAngel Investor | Advisor to Women Entrepreneurs | Management Consultant | Executive CoachKelsey HayesExecutive Assistant at Knox LaneRaylin RondezExecutive Assistant at Acrew CapitalElena Diez CeciliaSenior Director, External Innovation, DPDS at Janssen R&D at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
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