{"id":"sean-rowan","title":"Sean Rowan","content":"**Sean Rowan**, originally from Ireland, was the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at [Flare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flare) Network, a layer 1 [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) with an emphasis on promoting secure interoperability among various [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) platforms. His connection with Nairi Usher and [Hugo Philion](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hugo-philion) was established during their time at University College London.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0y5uew1gjn09)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-hydcli1szr)​\n\n## Education\n\nSean Rowan pursued his education at UCL, where he completed a Master of Science in Machine Learning from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Trinity College Dublin, spanning the years 2012 to 2016[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0y5uew1gjn09)​\n\n## Career\n\nSean Rowan commenced his position at [Flare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flare) Network in September 2017 where he served as a Co-founder and left the company in August 2024. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-woCLk7pnKbIsJS39) \n\nDuring this tenure, he also served as the Chief Technology Officer for five years, from May 2018 to April 2023. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0y5uew1gjn09)​","summary":"Sean Rowan is an Irish co-founder who served as the Chief Product Officer of Flare Network.","images":[{"id":"QmQjdZymHkkb8XWCWEF6zhfaL3Lv9DDBPjvEFNC7Mafdja","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"0y5uew1gjn09\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sprwn/\",\"description\":\"Linkedin Sean Rowan\",\"timestamp\":1698155646013},{\"id\":\"hydcli1szr\",\"url\":\"https://flare.network\",\"description\":\"Flare Network\",\"timestamp\":1698155682344},{\"id\":\"woCLk7pnKbIsJS39\",\"description\":\"crunchbase profile\",\"timestamp\":1782737396873,\"url\":\"https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sean-rowan-9661\"}]"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"\"https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmVmz9V6bVbDzZkze9d6PuqQVWsM1QLryuddmL8Kk3h7Vf\""},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Updated images (1 -> 1 items)\""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmVmz9V6bVbDzZkze9d6PuqQVWsM1QLryuddmL8Kk3h7Vf"}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0xf32ECD5c8f5633212f1a25A3931aDDc0CEc42938"},"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":["flare"],"founders":[],"speakers":[]},"recentActivity":"{\"items\":[{\"id\":\"a1e0c91c-a041-470e-9dde-f88c5f3824e0\",\"title\":\"Sean Rowan\",\"description\":\"Sean Rowan is an Irish co-founder who served as the Chief Product Officer of Flare Network.\",\"timestamp\":\"2026-06-29T13:02:14.486Z\",\"category\":\"People in crypto\",\"status\":{\"icon\":\"RiGlobalLine\",\"label\":\"Wiki Updated\",\"iconClassName\":\"text-green-500\"},\"user\":{\"name\":\"0xf32ECD5c8f5633212f1a25A3931aDDc0CEc42938\",\"address\":\"0x212Cb3F4aE6611054637f9f78F18fB628AD258bb\"},\"button\":{\"label\":\"View Summary\",\"icon\":\"RiFileTextLine\"},\"summarySections\":[{\"title\":\"Career (content section)\",\"subtitle\":\"Removed the final sentence stating he currently holds the Chief Product Officer role (assumed April 2023).\",\"variant\":\"modified\",\"changeCount\":1,\"changes\":[\"Removed sentence: \\\"Currently, he holds the position of Chief Product Officer at [Flare] Network, a role he assumed in April 2023.\\\" [[1]](#cite-id-0y5uew1gjn09) [[2]](#cite-id-hydcli1szr) [[3]](#cite-id-woCLk7pnKbIsJS39)\"]},{\"title\":\"founders\",\"subtitle\":\"Changed the founders field value.\",\"variant\":\"modified\",\"changeCount\":1,\"changes\":[\"Changed 'founders' from [] to null.\"]},{\"title\":\"speakers\",\"subtitle\":\"Removed the speakers field.\",\"variant\":\"removed\",\"changeCount\":1,\"changes\":[\"Removed 'speakers' field (previous value: []).\"]},{\"title\":\"Metadata\",\"subtitle\":\"Added a new metadata field 'wiki-score'.\",\"variant\":\"added\",\"changeCount\":1,\"changes\":[\"Added metadata 'wiki-score' with value '54'.\"]}]}]}"}