whurley ‌‍

Founder

Austin, Texas, United States32 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Eisenhower Fellow with global leadership recognition.
Co-founder of innovative startups acquired by major firms.
Ambassador for gender equality in technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Fintech and Quantum Computing sectors.

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InnovationStart-upsEntrepreneurshipPublic SpeakingMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsOpen SourceStrategyLeadershipGo-to-market StrategyTeam LeadershipProduct DevelopmentC++Software Project ManagementScrum

About

I am an Eisenhower Fellow, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the first Ambassador to CERN and Society, founding partner of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP), recipient of the IEEE Entrepreneur Achievement Award for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Spirit, and co-founder (with the United Nations ITU & UN Women) of EQUALS; The Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age. I currently serve as co-founder and General Partner at Ecliptic Capital, and founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup in Austin, Texas. Prior to starting Strangeworks I was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS]. I came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of my startup, Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar I founded Chaotic Moon Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN]. Wikipedia http://bit.ly/1715elw | Twitter http://bit.ly/16Aqkrc | IMDb http://imdb.to/12Ekd3h

Experience

Akem

Member Board of Directors

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Emergent order foundation

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

Massachusetts institute of technology

Innovator In Residence

May 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cern & society foundation

Ambassador

Sep 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · Geneva Metropolitan Area

Strangeworks

Founder & CEO

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Ecliptic capital, llc

Co-founder & General Partner

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Eisenhower fellowships

Eisenhower Fellow

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

Goldman sachs

Managing Director

May 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Honest dollar

Founder & CEO [ Acquired by Goldman Sachs NYSE: GS ]

Mar 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Leading a new stealth startup founded by some of the most innovative individuals in the technology and Financial Services industries.

Chaotic moon studios

Founder / Chief Innovation Officer [ Acquired by Accenture NYSE: ACN ]

Mar 2010 – Oct 2014 · 4 yrs 7 mos

I co-founded the most awesome mobile company ever and helped drive it through 4+ years of incredible growth, with profitability since it's inception. I designed, developed, & delivered incredible innovations with the world’s biggest brands while driving R&D across mobile, wearables, and the app economy. Also, I had a mind controlled skateboard, and a taser drone; which is obviously bad ass.