david schwartz

David Schwartz, known as JoelKatz, serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, which provides global financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers the ability to manage, move, and tokenize value through blockchain technology. David is an expert in cryptography, software development, and computer security, especially for startups as well as rapidly growing and tiny companies, and is a native of San Francisco, California.David is among the original architects, including Arthur Britto and Jed McCaleb, who were inspired by Bitcoin to create the XRP Ledger, a decentralized open blockchain founded in 2013. Before joining Ripple, he was Chief Technical Officer at WebMaster Incorporated, a Santa Clara software developer. In addition, David has developed enterprise messaging systems and encrypted cloud storage for companies such as CNN and the National Security Agency.

Details:

• Organization: Ripple and XRP
• Location: United States
• Education: Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston 
• Skills: Network Security and Network Design

Experience:

• CTO at Ripple from Jul 2018 - Present
• Chief Cryptographer from Jul 2018-Present
• Chief Technical Officer at WebMaster Incorporated from Jan 2001 - Jan 2011
• Director of Software Development at WebMaster Incorporated from Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
• Senior Network Engineer at Worldwide Internet Solutions from Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
• Director of Network Services at Internet Gateway Connections from Jan 1995 - Jan 1996 
• Partner at Cardiophonics from Jan 1992 - Jan 1995 

FAQ's

1. What are the current projects handled by David?

David has been associated with RippleProjects from Nov 2011 - to the Present

2. Why is David Schwartz known as Joel Katz?

"JoelKatz" is Schwartz's online persona within the cryptocurrency community.