elizabeth stark

Elizabeth Stark is a well-known blockchain speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate for an open internet. She is the co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs, the leading developer of the Lightning Network, a revolutionary technology designed to enhance the scalability and efficiency of blockchain systems. Lightning Labs is dedicated to developing open-source solutions, focusing on advancing the LND implementation and enabling multi-asset transactions across Bitcoin and Lightning networks. The team recently released an alpha version of the Taro assets protocol, allowing for asset issuance on Bitcoin’s layer one. This innovation enables assets to be transferred into lightning channels, offering faster and more cost-effective transactions.

Personal Info:

Organization: Lightning Labs.
Graduation: Bachelor‘s degree in Business Administration and Management from Boston University. She earned a Joint Degree(J.D.) from Harvard University

 

Experience:

• She is the co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs
• Co-founder of the Open Video Alliance
• Served as a mentor and fellowship thiel and has collaborated with companies such as Google and Mozilla
• She was a Lecturer at Stanford University and Yale University on technology and the internet