SHORT BIO
Michael is co-founder of Unit, the leading token builder focused on powering the token economy using the Unit Network blockchain, powered by Polkadot.
LONG BIO
Michael is co-founder of Unit, the leading token builder focused on powering the token economy using the Unit Network blockchain, powered by Polkadot.
His mission is to solve wealth inequity, by providing a more cooperative economy. He is focused on social impact and positive change through education, entrepreneurship and empowering individuals. Michael is a self-taught full-stack, mobile and blockchain developer. Alongside, has design and video expertise which support in building useful products.
Michael has been in the crypto and blockchain industry since 2010 and has built several successful businesses with exits, ranging from an encrypted peer-to-peer video conferencing technology, used by millions of users globally, one of the UK’s largest student social networks, the Wikileaks android application and many mobile apps used by millions of users worldwide.
Alongside starting and growing businesses, Michael has advised and supported startups, investors and corporates in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. He was a finalist of the Thiel Fellowship by Peter Thiel and awarded the Silver medal in the Mathematics Olympiad.
Michael worked at top pan-European Venture Capital firm, Wellington partners(€800 million under management). As well as working for the Founders Forum, the leading technology conference and network globally(founder of $500m company to be invited)
He founded a coding education bootcamp company which co-led the introducing coding into the british education system. He has done work for Google, KPMG, Saatchi & Saatchi, L’Oreal, Imperial College, Unilever, London Business School and other top startups/corporates/organisations. .
Michael is Singaporean, Irish and British, growing up in Singapore, moving to the UK at 16. He enjoys travelling and experiencing different cultures, having visited 88 countries. He is an Ironman triathlete. He has lived in Singapore, London, New York City, Bali, Shanghai, Berlin, Dubai, Hong Kong. He looks forward to live, travel and work in more places in the future.