Alex Blania is the CEO and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, the technology company building tools for World Network. He is also a co-founder of World Network with Sam Altman and Max Novendstern. Alex is responsible for leading strategy, development and execution of the technology and tools enabling World Network to ensure everyone benefits fairly from the opportunities AI presents.

World is a network of real humans built on a privacy-preserving proof of human and a globally inclusive financial network. Alex led the development of World’s custom, privacy-protecting device, the Orb, which has verified proof of human and uniqueness of 11+ million individuals worldwide; World ID, which is a privacy-preserving proof of human for the internet; and World App, which is one of the fastest-growing and most accessible self-custodial wallets available.

Alex holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Physics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and studied physics at Caltech before dedicating his full time and attention to supporting World. You can follow and interact with him on X/Twitter @alexblania.