Mance Harmon
Unicorn founderChief Executive Officer, Manager at Hedera Hashgraph
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
FoundedHedera Hashgraph$3.9B
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About
Mance Harmon is Chairman of the Board at Hashgraph and a co-founder of Hedera. His background spans over 20 years of technology leadership across multinational corporations, government agencies, and startups, with expertise in distributed consensus technologies such as hashgraph and blockchain, as well as machine learning, identity, and cybersecurity.
Chief Executive Officer, Manager at Hedera Hashgraph
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Co-founders at Hedera Hashgraph

Experience
- HashgraphChairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Hashgraphco-CEO2022 — 2024
- Swirlds IncCEO / Co-foundercurrent2016 — present
- Swirlds IncBoard Member and Advisorcurrent2015 — present
- Hedera HashgraphCEO and Co-founder2017 — 2022Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Ping IdentityHead of Labs2013 — 2016
- Ping IdentityHead of Architecture2016
- OrtsboChief Technology Officer2012 — 2013
- BlueWave SecurityFounder and CEO2005 — 2011Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Symbol Technologies (Motorola)Sr. Director, Security Products2004 — 2005San Jose, CA
- Trio Security, Inc.CEO and Founder2002 — 2004Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Missile Defense AgencyProgram Manager, Missile Defense Wargame2000 — 2002Colorado Springs, Colorado
- United State Air Force AcademyInstructor, Dept. of Computer Science1998 — 2000Colorado Springs, Colorado
- University of MassachusettsStudent, Graduate Program, Dept. of Computer Science1997 — 1998
- Air Force Research Laboratory: Wright LaboratoryResearch Scientist for Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence)1993 — 1997Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mance Harmon?
- Mance Harmon is Chairman of the Board at Hashgraph and a co-founder of Hedera. His background spans over 20 years of technology leadership across multinational corporations, government agencies, and startups, with expertise in distributed consensus technologies such as hashgraph and blockchain, as well as machine learning, identity, and cybersecurity.
- Where does Mance Harmon work?
- Mance Harmon is Chief Executive Officer, Manager of Hedera Hashgraph.
- What companies did Mance Harmon found?
- Mance Harmon founded Hedera Hashgraph.
- Where did Mance Harmon go to school?
- Mance Harmon studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst (MS, Computer Science); Mississippi State University (BS, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Mississippi State University mafia14
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Ping Identity mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst264
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Also attended Mississippi State University35
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Shared employers
Also worked at Swirlds Inc3
Also worked at Hedera Hashgraph9
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Also worked at Ping Identity14
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Also worked at Symbol Technologies (Motorola)227
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