Pathfinder

John “Pathfinder” Lester is a product leader, software developer, community builder and fintech pioneer. He has led projects and teams from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and his background includes neuroscience and immersive education.

As an independent contractor and consultant, John focuses on decentralized communities, circular economies, emerging markets and open payment networks.

He currently works with Amplify Digital developing Web3 dApps built to supercharge community engagement, monetization and loyalty. John also contributes to open source projects like Ravencoin, developing new financial instruments and issuance platforms for traditional securities and digital assets. And he's a contributor to the Bitcoin Lightning Network, managing routing nodes and building the global permissionless open payment network of the future.

With his background in neurology, John developed the first immersive medical education products and online patient support communities while doing research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. John co-founded the the first computer security hackerspace "The L0pht," he’s a long-standing member of the oldest white-hat hacker group "Cult of the Dead Cow" (handle: Count Zero) and he led the development of pioneering immersive learning initiatives for the virtual world Second Life while working at Linden Lab.

His hobbies include street art, being a friend to animals, and exploring abandoned buildings with FPV drones.

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