Yuga C. — VP of Engineering
Yuga Cohler is a Senior Engineering Manager at Coinbase, where he leads web3 development for America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. He is a member of Coinbase’s Technical Leadership Group and Crypto Council, setting standards for the company’s engineers and executives. Prior to Coinbase, Yuga worked at Google for eight years, leading a variety of teams across Cloud and Search. Of Japanese and American descent, Yuga speaks Japanese fluently and is an Associate Member of the U.S.-Japan Council. With a strong interest in foreign policy and international finance, Yuga serves as a Term Member for the Council on Foreign Relations, and a David Rockefeller Fellow for the Trilateral Commission. Yuga graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College where he studied computer science, and from the Juilliard School where he studied orchestral conducting. His area of focus is the creation of an open, global financial system through blockchain technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with expertise in blockchain technology and engineering management.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 12 yrs 7 mos
Career Highlights
- Leads web3 development at Coinbase.
- Serves on multiple influential councils.
- Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard.
Work Experience
Council on Foreign Relations
Term Member (1 yr 10 mos)
Coinbase
Senior Engineering Manager (2 yrs 5 mos)
Senior Staff Software Engineer (7 mos)
Staff Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
The Trilateral Commission
David Rockefeller Fellow (2 yrs 7 mos)
Hash3
Technical Advisor (2 yrs 10 mos)
Staff Software Engineer (4 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (3 yrs 5 mos)
Software Engineer (3 yrs 8 mos)
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra
Music Director (5 yrs 10 mos)
Young Musicians Foundation
Music Director (2 yrs 11 mos)
Goldman Sachs
Summer Analyst (2 mos)
Education
A.B. at Harvard University
MM at The Juilliard School