About

Max Fang is a highly accomplished blockchain professional with extensive experience in the field. As a Project Contributor for Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technology at the World Economic Forum, he has been involved in numerous high-profile projects, including leading the architecture and technical advisory for a national-level blockchain anti-corruption pilot in Colombia. Max has also been a session facilitator at the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit and a speaker on Lightning & Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) at the World Economic Forum Meeting on "Central Bank Digital Currencies: Solutions and Challenges for Policy and Technology" held at the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France. Max is a co-founder and ex-President of Blockchain at Berkeley, the largest university-based blockchain organization in the world. During his tenure, he oversaw the growth of the organization from less than 10 members to 9 departments consisting of over 100 members. He engaged members in education, consulting, and R&D projects, including proof-of-concept development for Airbus, Qualcomm, and BMW. He also founded the Berkeley Bitcoin Meetup, which now has over 2800 members, and launched the Blockchain at Berkeley YouTube channel, which has over 350,000 video views. Max has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he wrote and taught a blockchain course adapted to lawyers for the Berkeley Law LL.M. Program. He co-founded and wrote UC Berkeley's first blockchain executive education program, taught for Berkeley Law and Berkeley Haas. Max holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he double-majored in Computer Science and Economics. He is proficient in blockchain, PHP, and senior software engineering, among other tech stacks. With over 5 years of relevant experience, Max is a highly sought-after blockchain professional with a proven track record of success.