Stani Kulechov — Founder & CEO, Aave; Founder, Lens Protocol

**Stani Kulechov** is the founder and CEO of **Aave**, the leading decentralized lending and borrowing protocol with over $10 billion in total value locked (TVL). Aave allows users to lend, borrow, and earn interest on crypto assets without intermediaries. He is also the founder of **Lens Protocol**, a decentralized social graph on Polygon designed to give users ownership of their social media data and connections.