{"id":"amber-baldet","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Amber Baldet","content":"**Amber Baldet** is the co‑founder and CEO of Clovyr, which provides privacy‑preserving, browser‑based development environments and self‑hosting tools that let individuals and teams deploy and manage open‑source applications on their own infrastructure or cloud accounts.[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-t91ro8acbh)​[\\[10\\]](#cite-id-umb2xxy0t8)​[\\[11\\]](#cite-id-tp995yyu7l)​[\\[12\\]](#cite-id-9p6kgyol4y) A former Executive Director at J.P. Morgan, she led the team that developed Quorum, the bank’s in‑house [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) platform.[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-t91ro8acbh) From 2018 to 2024 she served on the board of the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Foundation and is a founding board member of the Financial Privacy Foundation, which focuses on financial privacy and supports [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash)‑related ecosystem grants.[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-t91ro8acbh)​[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-ps508ek093)​[\\[13\\]](#cite-id-461fmitc0w)​\n\n## Career\n\nBaldet joined J.P. Morgan in 2012.[[3]](#cite-id-1xoi51f902s) She was previously a Senior Consultant at Capco, a Managing Partner at Blackwire, a Business Analyst at Old Lane, and an Application Developer at Avalon Research Group.[[3]](#cite-id-1xoi51f902s) \n \nShe launched Quorum, an open-source code based on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) and is designed to cater to big-business’s needs such as scale, performance, and privacy.[[4]](#cite-id-alo8mm63qih) \n\nIn 2018, after leaving J.P. Morgan, Baldet co‑founded Clovyr, a startup that offers a suite of tools for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) applications and services, and she continues to serve as its CEO.[[7]](#cite-id-t91ro8acbh)[[8]](#cite-id-v08chxpz1g) \n\nBeyond her corporate and startup work, Baldet has been active in governance and advocacy around financial privacy. She served on the board of the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) [Foundation](https://iq.wiki/wiki/foundation) from 2018 until stepping down in 2024, and in 2023 became a founding board member of the Cayman Islands–based Financial Privacy [Foundation](https://iq.wiki/wiki/foundation), which focuses on financial privacy, supports [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash)‑related ecosystem grants, and is preparing to administer the [Zcash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zcash) Community Grants program following the community’s adoption of ZIP 1015.[[7]](#cite-id-t91ro8acbh)[[9]](#cite-id-ps508ek093)[[13]](#cite-id-461fmitc0w)\n\n## Accolades\n\nBaldet was selected #31 on Fortune Magazine's 40 under 40 and #9 for [CoinDesk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coindesk)'s Most Influential People in [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain); Both accolades were earned by Baldet in 2017.[[5]](#cite-id-mut14qy54v)[[6]](#cite-id-j9539dbq1bj) A 2024 profile by [Zypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zypto) listed Baldet among the “Top 10 Influential Women in the Crypto Space” and highlighted her work on enterprise [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and privacy‑focused applications.[[8]](#cite-id-v08chxpz1g)","summary":"Amber Baldet is a blockchain entrepreneur and former J.P. 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