Alex Pruden

Alex Pruden

Alex Pruden is the Chief Executive Officer at Aleo, where he leads outreach, operations, and strategy among other departments. Prior to joining Aleo, Alex was an investing partner on the Andreessen Horowitz team where he specialized in cryptocurrencies, decentralized protocols, and blockchain technology. Alex also served 9 years in the U.S. Army as an Infantry and Special Forces Officer and developed an interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency due to his work with Syrian refugees in 2015-2016. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the US Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Stanford University.
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From Green Beret to civilian advocate, Alex Pruden relates his personal path to privacy tech

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Blockchains should empower individuals, not subject them to the most invasive surveillance the web has ever seen

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How a zero-knowledge proving industry is rising to enable private decentralized applications