Jorden Woods Keynote Speaker

Jorden Woods is a Caltech-trained astrophysicist, successful 3-time serial entrepreneur with exits, and a pioneer in Web 3 decentralized technologies & online globalization strategy. He is a Founding Partner at StarChain Ventures, a Silicon Valley based venture studio solving significant global challenges with Web 3/Blockchain plus other advanced technologies such as AI/ML and IoT – a core thesis of his best-selling book, Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, co-authored with Radhika Iyengar.

Jorden is the host of The Future of Business, an educational videocast series focused on business opportunities with Web 3 and the Metaverse. He is also a Managing Partner at DoubleNova Group, a boutique Silicon Valley-based management consultancy advising the Global 2000 and top startups on advanced tech & global markets.

Jorden has raised over $220 million from top tier Silicon Valley and global investors for both his own companies and advised startups. His first company GlobalSight became a market leader and was rated as one of the “Top 50 Private Companies in the World” by both the Red Herring and Upside Magazines. His second company, in 2002, was focused on decentralized technologies and what we now call the Metaverse (the 3D Web). He has also generated millions of dollars in revenue and expanded startups both nationally and internationally. Jorden has a successful track record leading strategy and technology initiatives with Fortune 500 organizations generating millions in positive ROI.

Jorden has been an invited guest speaker at Stanford University, Google, UC Berkeley, MIT, Draper University, and over 100 technology conferences and events including NFT.NYC and leading blockchain and AI conferences in Silicon Valley. He has also been interviewed by Forbes Japan and BusinessWeek plus has appeared on numerous podcasts, video programs, and radio shows. He is an advisor to top blockchain startups as well as world governments and international accelerators. Jorden is Chairman of the Board for the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) Silicon Valley Office. and on the advisory board of the WBAF Smart Cities Economic Development Commission, a partner to the G20 on financial inclusion, with a mandate for increasing diversity and sustainability.

Jorden has worked extensively in global organizations and has lived in Asia and Europe for over 8 years. He has launched European offices, spearheaded major globalization projects worldwide, and worked on multimillion dollar environmental projects in Hong Kong. In 2021, he was invited to participate in the Digital Consultation initiative by the UN Secretary General and has put forth proposals leveraging advanced tech and science for accelerating sustainability and combatting climate change. Jorden holds a BS (Hons) in astrophysics from Caltech and an MS in physics from University of Washington.