John Lilic

John Lilic is an early Bitcoin and Ethereum adopter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has played a key role in building the blockchain ecosystem over the past decade. In 2014, Lilic volunteered at the NYC Bitcoin Center and began evangelizing Bitcoin. This led him to join ConsenSys in 2015, where he spent the next 7 years helping grow the company and build the Ethereum ecosystem. He was involved in developing projects like MetaMask.Lilic has also been an active angel investor, making investments in over 20 startups across various categories like blockchain infrastructure, services, and applications. He is currently ranked as a Top 50 Web3 Angel Investor. Alongside his business ventures, Lilic co-founded Code to Inspire, a non-profit that provides coding education to girls in Afghanistan. The organization has trained nearly 300 girls and helps them find jobs as freelance developers, paying them in cryptocurrency. In January 2024, Lilic was appointed as Executive Director of the Telos Foundation, where he will help steer the blockchain network's evolution and expansion. He plans to leverage his extensive experience to drive Telos' development and adoption. Throughout his career, Lilic has demonstrated a passion for leveraging blockchain technology to create positive change. His multifaceted contributions as an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist have made him a respected figure in the crypto community.