Pronunciation: ee - vah

Nationality: Canadian

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I was born in Canada and raised by Russians. As a child, I frequented art galleries, built LEGO kingdoms and camped in the great Canadian outdoors.

I studied Global Economics at Ivey Business School/Western University in Canada. I'm passionate about languages; speaking English, Russian, Spanish and French - but my favourite tongue is comedy.

Currently I serve as Director of The Graph Foundation; democratizing the data economy and blockchain API access, and a member of the Optimism board. When I'm not thinking about The Graph, I'm investing with eGirl Capital or painting.

Previously I worked with crypto startups like Ethereum Foundation, MolochDAO, Plasma Group, and OmiseGO. I also participated in the On Deck Fellowship Program (ODF2). In my past life I was a management consultant at A.T. Kearney specializing in financial services.

One time Elon stole my meme so I sold it as an NFT. Someday I hope to own a coffee shop where the walls are glass filled with coffee beans.