Meet the Visionaries
A vision of this magnitude can only be realized by a team with the discipline of traditional finance, the innovative spirit of decentralized technology, and pioneering vision.
Building the Foundation for a New Era
History teaches us that every great leap in human progress is preceded by a revolution in how we exchange value. From the first bartered goods to the invention of coinage, from the double-entry bookkeeping that powered the Renaissance to the digital transactions that define the modern era, our tools for value exchange have consistently shaped our potential.
Today, we stand at the precipice of the next great leap. The advent of blockchain technology has given birth to a new form of value: digital, programmable, borderless, and native to the internet.
We founded Stoxtel not to build a better version of the old system, but to architect the foundation for a new one. We asked ourselves a fundamental question: What if the infrastructure itself could be the source of trust?
Kaelen Sterling
Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Elara Voss
Co-Founder & CTO
Executive Team
The architects of Stoxtel are a curated team of industry veterans, world-class engineers, and regulatory experts.
Kaelen Sterling
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
A seasoned financial strategist with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of capital markets and technology. Prior to founding Stoxtel, he was a key member of the Digital Assets strategy group at Goldman Sachs, where he architected the firm's initial ventures into blockchain technology. Subsequently, as a Principal at Paradigm, he was instrumental in identifying and nurturing foundational protocols in the DeFi and Web3 space. Kaelen holds an MBA from the Wharton School.
Dr. Elara Voss
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
A leading mind in distributed systems and artificial intelligence. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, where her research focused on privacy-preserving machine learning and zero-knowledge proofs. Before co-founding Stoxtel, Elara was a Senior Research Scientist at Google's DeepMind, working on large-scale AI models. She then served as the Lead Protocol Architect for a top-tier Layer-1 blockchain.
Marco Diaz
Chief Product Officer
A master of user-centric design with a track record of building financial products used by millions. He joins Stoxtel from Stripe, where he led the product development for global payment solutions, focusing on simplifying complex financial transactions for businesses worldwide. His obsession with frictionless user experience is the driving force behind the intuitive design of the Stoxtel platform.
Geneva Roth
Chief Compliance Officer
A distinguished legal and regulatory expert with deep experience in financial oversight. She began her career as enforcement counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), after which she served as the Head of Digital Asset Compliance for JPMorgan Chase. Geneva's profound understanding of the global regulatory landscape is embedded in Stoxtel's DNA.
World-Renowned Advisors
Stoxtel is proud to be guided by a board of advisors who provide critical insights into technology, policy, and global market strategy.
Professor Kenji Tanaka
Decentralized Systems & Cryptography
Director of the Digital Economy Initiative at MIT Media Lab. Pioneering research in Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Decentralized Identity.
Hon. J. Grant Atherton
Regulatory Strategy
Former Commissioner for the U.S. CFTC. Now a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Dr. Lena Petrova
Global Macro & Institutional Strategy
Renowned macroeconomist and former Chief Global Strategist at BlackRock.
Our Mission
"Stoxtel is our answer. It is the culmination of years of research, development, and an unwavering belief that the future of finance must be built on a bedrock of verifiable trust. This document is not just a plan; it is our manifesto for a more open, intelligent, and equitable financial future."