Lorien is the CEO & co-founder of Figment - the leading staking provider for over 500+ institutional clients including asset managers, custodians, exchanges, foundations, and wallets. Figment was most recently valued at $1.4 billion by software investment firm Thoma Bravo, with participation highlighted from Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Franklin Templeton, and Avon Ventures (Fidelity). He has over 30 years of experience building and leading global technology companies from back of the napkin to exit. In addition to Lorien’s accolades starting companies, he ran multiple divisions at Micron, a Fortune 500 company and spearheaded the exponential growth of UK based tech company, MessageLabs as Global VP Business Development.