Appointed CEO in February 2024, Asher Genoot previously served as President and Director of Hut 8. Before joining Hut 8, he was Co-Founder and President of US Bitcoin Corp, a venture-backed private bitcoin mining company with a 730 MW portfolio across data centers in Texas, Nebraska, and New York as of December 2022. Asher began his career in Shanghai, China, where he founded, scaled, and exited two successful EdTech startups, the Ivy Crest Institute of International Education and Curio. In China, Asher developed a passion for building high-performing organizations. In 2019, he returned to the US to apply this passion as Managing Director of Flagship Endeavors, a consumer brands incubator. In 2020, Asher co-founded US Bitcoin Corp, starting as Chief Operating Officer then serving as President. Asher graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California at age 19 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization and the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 – Energy. Asher is fluent in English, Mandarin, Hebrew, and Shanghainese.