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Max K.

Product, Policy & Technology | Stanford GSB | ex-State Dept | Founder @ Fairchain

Max K. is a professional with a diverse background in government service, entrepreneurship, and international relations. He is currently the Co-Founder & Principal at a stealth company, a position he has held since 2023.1

Professional Experience

Max K. has an extensive career history, including:

  • Government Service: He served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State for 12 years (2010-2022), holding various positions such as Multilateral Negotiator at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Special Assistant to the Ambassador in Baghdad, and Consul at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.1

  • Entrepreneurship: Prior to his current role, Max was the CEO of FAIRCHAIN for 5 years (2018-2023).1

  • International Relations: He has been a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2020.1

Education

Max K. has a strong educational background:

  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business: MS in Business Administration and Management1
  • University of Cambridge: M.Phil in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies1
  • University of St. Andrews: MA in International Relations and Middle East Studies, graduating with First-Class Honours1

Additional Information

Max K. has also held positions as an educator at Kaplan, a research assistant at King's College, Cambridge, and an analyst at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence.1 His diverse experience spans across government, academia, and the private sector, demonstrating a multifaceted skill set in policy, technology, and business.

Highlights

Feb 24 · linkedin

It's February, and Fairchain is excited to collaborate with Artsy on its Black History Month impact auction, featuring eight works by incredible artists, organized in part by our own Charlie Jarvis!

Proceeds go directly to these brilliant and hard-working artists along with the Fifteen Percent Pledge, which is dedicated to creating space for Black-owned businesses across our economy!

It just opened, so check it out and, if you can, bid today!

https://lnkd.in/epGxAQgD

#art #artists #auctions #socialimpact #blackbusiness #blackbusinessowner #socialentrepreneurship #web3 #ecosystems

Jan 3 · linkedin

There's an unreal concentration of misleading and hype-y language in the crypto space.  It's not just semantics when key terms like "anonymous" and "transparent" (especially when used together), "secure", “smart contract", "community", “currency”, utility" and even "decentralized" are so often applied in ways that are confusing at best and straight up false at worst (looking at you, "trustless”)!

In light of this, I was excited to learn of one project (h/t D. Archibald Smart) that actually does exactly what it says it does… 😂

https://www.hypchain.com/

#crypto #web3 #blockchain #trustless #smartcontracts #decentralized #community #cryptocurrency

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New York, New York, United States