Richard Ma

Experience

1. Common Defense AICEO and Foundercurrent2026 — present
2. Quantstamp, Inc.CEO and Foundercurrent2017 — present
3. Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2019 — present
4. Chamber of Digital CommerceCo-Chair of Smart Contract Alliance2018 — 2019
5. Tower Research CapitalSenior Quantitative Strategist2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
6. Proprietary TradingPortfolio Manager2014 — 2015Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
7. Archelon GroupQuant Derivatives Trader2010 — 2014Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Education

1. Stanford UniversityStanford Business Leadership Series, Summer 2020: Thriving in extraordinary times2020
2. Stanford UniversityStanford Executive Program for Growing Companies2020
3. Y CombinatorStartup Accelerator2018
4. Cornell UniversityBS, Electrical Computer Engineering2006 — 2010

Skills & more

• Data Scientist's Toolbox — Coursera (John's Hopkins University)
• Machine Learning — Coursera (Stanford)

From Richard's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Y Combinator186

AGAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJXJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTCTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYSYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 180 more

Also attended Cornell University509

DLDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJLJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNANeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMFMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMRMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAFAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Shared employers

Also worked at Quantstamp, Inc.1

DHDon HoInvestor at Orange DAO

Also worked at Forbes Technology Council28

VKVipul KellaInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalSKSam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesARAlex RobbioInvestor at MatterScale VenturesEMEve MalerVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesCVCrystal ValentineTechnology Fellow at Cross Creek AdvisorsLMLaurie McGrawInvestor at HLM Investment Partners

+ 22 more

Also worked at Chamber of Digital Commerce1

SASatyam AgarwalTech Diligence Lead at Delta Blockchain

Also worked at Tower Research Capital4

CKChris KingSenior Associate at FinTech CollectiveJGJohn GuCo-Founder and CEO at CaladanWCWeisheng ChenGroup Finance Controller at Mirana VenturesAMAndrew McKinzieInvestor at Acrew Capital