A 5 year crypto-veteran, Sam has been working in strategic partnerships, finance, software security and ecosystems for over 10 years. As the head of ecosystem growth at Harmony, Sam has focused on DAO implementation as the motive engine for the future of blockchain projects. Sam graduated with a Philosophy degree from the University of Utah and followed that up with a JD and an MBA from Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. Sam has also toiled in the crypto trenches at ThunderCore and Tezos.