{"id":"james-poole","version":1,"language":"en","title":"James Poole","hidden":false,"content":"**James Poole** is one of the founders of the [Renzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/renzo-protocol), a [liquid staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquid-staking) token and strategy manager for [EigenLayer](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eigenlayer). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nPoole graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2004 with a degree in Software Engineering. He then received his MBA from the UCF College of Business in 2007. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nPoole started his tech career as a principal software engineer at Symantec, where he worked for seven years. In 2010, he held the same position at RSA, The Security Division of EMC, until 2015 before becoming a software engineering manager for one year. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  \n  \nIn April 2015, Poole co-founded PopChest, a video-on-demand service powered by [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), and served as CTO for one year. Afterward, he founded eSixteen.co, a provider of services on top of the 21.co computing network. In December 2016, Poole became a founding engineer for Gen Life, an R&D center for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), AI, and intelligent contracts. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  \n  \nPoole co-founded TokenSoft Inc., a technology and security platform, where he served as CTO until September 2022. In June 2023, he became a founding contributor to the [Renzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/renzo-protocol) alongside [Lucas Kozinski](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lucas-kozinski) and Kratik Lodha. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)","summary":"James Poole is a tech entrepreneur and a founding contributor of Renzo Protocol, with an educational background in software engineering and business.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"gq6q99rw587\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-poole-5518871/\",\"description\":\"James Poole | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1715098201145}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/JamesCPoole"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-poole-5518871/"},{"id":"youtube_profile","value":"https://www.youtube.com/@jamespoole5436/videos"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"Qmc2A3GbPc3B8reiUcvVmkRWHxgthFZhMW7Ft5KfePi82s"}],"user":{"id":"0x6753061a4cffbc0A617e57E956A298D88702a94B"},"author":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2","profile":{"username":"JSD","avatar":""}},"media":[],"views":8,"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[]},"ipfs":"Qmc2A3GbPc3B8reiUcvVmkRWHxgthFZhMW7Ft5KfePi82s","transactionHash":"0xb06d624026d6b9d6b857a8c040f816e60143be5eb89287896077a57c61fd39c8","created":"2024-05-08T13:11:41.671Z","updated":"2024-05-08T13:11:41.671Z","images":[{"id":"QmTbLnY56sYiy9EA47domBAEa6bs7EQKe24mAyGTY5X8YQ","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}