Our Team
Lincoln Murr (President, Chief Executive Officer)
Lincoln has been in the blockchain space for over five years. In that time, he has published over 100 articles in several different publications, been a guest on podcasts and speaker events, and was the youngest person at Vanderbilt to give a TEDx talk (it was about blockchain, of course). Currently, he is a Blockchain Product Manager at Prescryptive, a board member at the Blockchain Acceleration Foundation, a content contributor at Bitpush News, and a graduate researcher in the HIDe lab on campus. At Vanderbilt, he is currently pursuing his bachelor’s in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and is also pursuing a dual degree program to earn his Master’s in Computer Science. When he’s not obsessing over Web3, you can find Lincoln hanging out with his friends on the lake, working out in the Rec, or dominating the ping pong tables.
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Sean McHale (Vice President, Chief Operations Officer)
Sean McHale is a junior double majoring in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. He co-founded Vanderbilt Blockchain. Sean led the Development Committee last year, teaching Solidity, Hardhat, ethers.js, and React. The team participated in a hackathon over the summer where they created a DAO for a hypothetical Mar’s civilization. Sean is also part of Healthcare Identity Lab Decentralized which focuses on designing and evaluating blockchain and distributed ledger-based architectures for addressing healthcare information technology gaps. In his free time, he enjoys playing Catan with friends, reading science fiction novels, and mountain biking.
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Cooper Scanlon (Secretary)
Cooper Scanlon is Vanderbilt Lead or 54e961, Founder of Satay Finance, and CEO of Dreamland Studios. He is building the premier Yield Aggregator on Aptos and a first of its kind incubation group for crypto founders. His passion is building things and would love to open doors for anyone who has ever dreamed of doing things greater than themselves & other first generation and low income people. Fun fact: Coop’s favorite shows are Peaky Blinders and La Casa de Papel.
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Anthony Tang (Head of Web Design, Webmaster)
Anthony Tang is a sophomore double majoring in Economics and Computer Science. He was introduced to blockchain technology in 2020. Since then, he has worked as a business development intern at a blockchain data start-up, TIKI inc., conducted blockchain research with an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and is an investment associate at a blockchain thesis venture capital fund, Bloccelerate VC. His most recent venture is founding his own decentralized social media start-up. Outside of Web3.0, Anthony enjoys playing poker, going to the gym, and watching sports.
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Ben Siraphob (Head of Development, Chief Technology Officer)
Ben is a senior studying computer science and mathematics at Vanderbilt University. He has been working on smart contracts since 2019, from designing and writing them to auditing and formally proving their security properties. His personal interests include playing the piano, running and traveling.
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Aidan Pak (Head of Research, Chief Investment Officer)
Aidan Pak is a Junior majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Computer Science and Business. He developed a passion for crypto in 2019 and fell in love with the technical applications of Blockchain technology. Aidan has professional interests in Growth Equity and Venture Capital and is an aspiring fintech/web3 investor. He was formally at Summit Partners as a Growth Equity Summer Analyst and is an incoming investor at Adams Street Partners. Aidan also publishes articles on his LinkedIn discussing Blockchain topics and enjoys reading whitepapers of promising projects.
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Jake Raffa (Head of Partnerships)
Jake is a sophomore studying Economics and Computer Science. He became interested in blockchain technology during his freshman year of high school when his uncle introduced him to Ethereum. Since then, he has worked for a blockchain investment firm and did quality assurance work for an NFT startup. He’s also done freelance work, developing a tokenomics whitepaper for another startup. In his free time, he likes hanging out with friends or watching the newest shows. Fun Fact: He has a twin who’s also on blockchain exec.
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Connor Raffa (Head of Events and Management)
Connor Raffa is a sophomore studying Economics and History with minors in Business and Computer Science. He has been interested in blockchain for about five years now and worked this summer for a crypto investment firm while also doing quality assurance for an NFT startup. He also worked with his twin brother on crafting various whitepapers. In his spare time, Connor likes to read, travel, and hang with friends. Fun Fact: Connor is a big Crystal Palace fan.
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Catherine Touchton (Head of Finance, Chief Financial Officer)
Catherine Touchton is a sophomore at Vanderbilt majoring in Human & Organizational Development and Psychology. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida before moving to Nashville for college. She first gained an interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency in 2021, and she joined Vanderbilt Blockchain during its inaugural year. Catherine spent this past summer interning at Castle Island Ventures, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains. In her free time, Catherine enjoys reading, traveling, and cheering on Tampa Bay’s sports teams.
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Abhay Khanna (Head of Community and Education)
Abhay is a sophomore studying Cognitive Studies and Computer Science. He got into blockchain through the club at Vanderbilt and now looks to give back by means of education and community development. Abhay loves listening to jazz and enjoying loose-leaf tea whenever he can. Abhay is from Austin, TX, but has already visited Niagara Falls a whopping 4 times.