Gavin wood

Gavin Wood is the creator of Kusama and Polkadot and is also the co-founder of Ethereum, which he has defined as one computer for the entire globe. Presently, he is serving as the CEO of Polkadot. Wood has also assisted in the development of Solidity, a programming language for creating smart contracts, and co-founded Parity Technology.

Details:

• Organization:
• Ethereum
• Polkadot
• Location: United States
• Education:

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music Visualisation for Human-Computer Interfacing from the University of York 
2. Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Systems/Software Engineering from the University of York

• Skills: Research and Teaching

Experience: 

• Founder / Chief Architect at Parity Technologies from Oct 2015 - Present
• Founder / Chief Architect at Grid Singularity from Oct 2015 - Present
• Co-founder and CTO at Ethereum Foundation from Dec 2013 to Dec 2015
• Directory of Technology at OxLegal from Jul 2013 - Jan 2014 
• Technical Director at Lancaster Logic Response from Dec 2011 - Sep 2013 ·

FAQ

1. What did Gavin Wood do for Ethereum?

Wood helped invent Ethereum's programming language, Solidity, and co-authored the Yellow Paper.

2. When did Gavin Wood leave Ethereum?

Wood left the Ethereum Foundation in January 2016.