Anders Brownworth, Chief Evangelist, Circle
Anders Brownworth is Chief Evangelist at Circle, where he champions USD//Coin (USDC) and the CENTRE platform. He taught the first blockchain class at MIT and previously helped create and launch Republic Wireless, a WiFi / cellular hybrid smartphone service. Brownworth holds a number of patents in the telecom space and played a key role in Bandwidth.com’s evolution from startup to public company.
Circle is a global crypto finance company on a mission to make it possible for anyone, anywhere to help change the global economy. Founded in 2013 by Internet entrepreneurs Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, Circle is backed by over $250 million in capital from 5 rounds of investments from 2013 to 2018, including most recently US$40 million by Bitmain and previously US$50 million by Goldman Sachs as well as additional venture funding from Breyer Capital, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and Oak Investment Partners.