Dr. Ian T. Staley

• Driving the end-to-end delivery of high-visibility innovation products, focusing on the integration of enterprise AI workflows to modernize internal operations and enhance decision-making. • Leading the strategic development of a scalable blockchain infrastructure for tokenized products and digital marketplaces, ensuring a secure and compliant platform for emerging financial assets. • Architecting the strategic roadmap for next-generation platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex emerging technologies into market-ready solutions. • Exploring quantum-proof cryptography solutions • Validator on Canton Network and Solana.

f/k/a Socratic Consultancy • Lead cloud, identity, and digital asset architecture programs for financial institutions and fintechs, delivering secure, scalable modernization initiatives. • Designed multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and event-driven architectures supporting tokenization, AI-driven automation, and real-time settlement workflows. • Serve as a fractional enterprise architect for clients, providing roadmap strategy, technical governance, and end-to-end delivery leadership.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Delivered products in tokenized deposits, decentralized identity, stablecoins, and regulated settlement across hybrid-cloud architecture. • Led cross-functional coordination across engineering, cybersecurity, fraud/risk, product, architecture governance, and executive leadership to align delivery, compliance, and roadmap execution. • Owned technical documentation, architectural decision records, data flows, and solution blueprints; mapped integration patterns between legacy systems and modernized microservices, identity, and cloud platforms. • Designed enterprise-grade Kubernetes, OpenShift, microservices, and identity platforms supporting API modernization and secure customer onboarding. • Filed 11+ patents in AI automation, digital identity, and distributed settlement; awarded Invention of the Year (2024).

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

• Advise founders and protocol teams on product strategy, token and data architecture, identity and access models, decentralized compute, and enterprise adoption. • Support go-to-market execution, ecosystem growth, investor communications, and regulatory-aligned product design. • Guide engineering teams on smart contract architecture, privacy models, tokenization frameworks, and scalable web3 infrastructure.

The International Institute of Cambodia University of Technology began in 2008 through the evolution of the International Institute of Cambodia, founded in 1999. IIC University is accredited by the Royal Government of Cambodia (Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport) as specified in Sub-Decree No. 127ANK.BK. It is a member of the International Association of Universities and UNESCO. This PhD program is research-based in the field of Blockchain and Digital Assets. The degree has been evaluated as equivalent to a US regionally accredited PhD degree by renowned credential evaluation bodies like WES, USA & Canada, SPANTRAN-USA, and FCSA-NACES.

Established in 1984, Universidad Azteca is a private nonprofit university with recognition of the Official Validity of Studies awarded by the Federal Secretary of Education (RVOE), accredited by the Federal Ministry of Education of the Republic. Universidad Azteca is a member of the International Association of Universities and UNESCO. This PhD program is research-based in the field of Artificial Intelligence. It has been evaluated as equivalent to a US regionally accredited PhD degree by renowned credential evaluation bodies like SPANTRAN-USA, FCSA-NACES, and IERF.

WGU is a nonprofit, online university that was founded by 19 U.S. governors. However, WGU is a private university, not a state university. The versatile M.S in IT Management degree program at WGU prepares emerging leaders seeking advancement for IT management and IT executive-level leadership positions in dynamic industries and organizations. The program is designed with input from CIOs, CTOs, industry experts, and leading tech employers. WGU offers competency based programs which are graded as pass/fail on a 3.0 scale. WGU is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

The professional master's program in Blockchain Programming at TECH Global University, located in Andorra, is an intensive program that prepares its students to face all the challenges in the area of blockchain technology and development in Ethereum, Stellar, Polkadot (Substrate), and Hyperledger Besu and Fabric environments. In-depth analysis of the industry's best standards of blockchain architectural frameworks are examined, along with Self-Soveriegn Identity (SSI) models. Leveraging Harvard University case studies in a strategic partnership allows TECH Universidad Tecnológica students access to a top-tier education with the convenience of 100% online learning. TECH adheres to the European Union of Private Higher Education and the Asociación Española de Escuelas de Negocios standards. TECH follows the European Higher Education Area framework employing ECTS credit hours. This program has been verified as US regional accreditation equivalent by NACES.

William Howard Taft University is a private fully online university headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1976 as a graduate school providing continuing education for certified public accountants, the university provides distance education and offers academic programs up to the doctoral level. The DBA is a professional degree program, which emphasizes coursework in business leadership and management. WHTU's DBA program is of particular interest to mid- and senior-level managers who desire high level education in the theoretical and practical aspects of operating a business. WHTU is nationally accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

The principles of management can be applied to virtually any industry - from finance to manufacturing to sales - which makes the MSM a highly portable degree in an ever-changing global economy. Minot State University’s MSM degree emphasizes leading-edge management principles and strategies for success in modern organizations. MSU is a nonprofit university regionally accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education and the Higher Learning Commission.

Point Loma Nazarene University exists to provide higher education in a vital community where minds are engaged and challenged, character is modeled and formed, and service becomes an expression of faith. PLNU MOCM majors learn invaluable skills that allow them to expertly navigate any company, industry, or nonprofit group. MOCM focuses on the relationship between communication and human behavior in all organizational contexts, including business, government, and non-profits. PLNU is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

As a Running Start scholar, you can take college-level courses at any of the Seattle College campuses alongside your high school coursework, tuition-free. These courses count towards your high school diploma as well as towards your future college degree, helping you to get a head start on your college education.