About

Kayode Ezike is a driven individual who is passionate about empowering people through the development of systems that cater to their needs. He was born to Nigerian Igbo parents in the Bronx, NY, and spent most of his childhood there before moving to New Rochelle, NY, in the early 2000s. Currently residing in White Plains, NY, Kayode is a software engineer at Attune, a company that focuses on making insurance easier for small businesses. Kayode's academic journey has been diverse, with interests in math, science, writing, and literature. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science for his undergraduate degree and acquired a Master of Engineering degree between the Fall of 2017 and the Winter of 2019. Kayode's time at MIT was both challenging and enriching, and he met some amazing people who are still with him to this day. Kayode's professional experience includes working as the Director of R&D at Sela, where he led the development of various streams of theoretical innovation and empirical prototyping in the realms of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Digital Identity, and Mechanism Design. He also worked as the Lead Engineer at Input and Output by Ayo, a technology company that develops digital identity and decentralized web services for mission-oriented companies and organizations. Kayode is a Decentralization Architect at gobekli.io, where he applies his expertise in senior software engineering, decentralization, infrastructure, and web development. He has also volunteered as a mentor at Code2040, where he supported his mentee in setting and achieving their goals for the summer program. Kayode is an advocate for systems that empower people, and he strives to provide individuals with the tools they need to realize their full personal and professional potential on their own terms. He is a talented writer, singer, and weightlifter, and he hopes to write a book or two someday to share more of his personal story. Kayode's passion for empowering people is evident in his work, and he is a valuable asset to any team he works with.