Kurt Hemecker

Kurt Hemecker is CEO of the Mina Foundation, the public benefit corporation serving the Mina Protocol, the world’s first zero knowledge (ZK)-native blockchain, where he previously served as Chief Operating Officer. With extensive experience across the blockchain, payments, and mobile media industries, Kurt has held senior operating roles in the Diem Association (formerly Libra), Zong, a mobile payments company acquired by PayPal in 2011, and across various other PayPal initiatives with global mobile network carriers.