David Ripley is an enthusiastic professional entrepreneur, software developer, strategic planner, and corporate developer who resides in San Francisco, California. Currently, he serves as COO at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange since 2016, a platform that enables individuals to buy bitcoin and 100+ cryptocurrencies worldwide.
Before connecting to this leading company, David was the co-founder and CEO of Glidera Inc., a successful leading blockchain technology platform headquartered in Chicago, which has now been acquired by Kraken. In addition, he also founded Techstars (Glidera), which was selected for the Chicago Techstars 2015 cohort. Previously, he served as principal, project leader, and consultant at The Boston Consulting Group for six years.