EMURGO Inks Partnership with GSR to Promote Cardano Ecosystem
EMURGO has been a core supporter of the Cardano blockchain since 2021.
MicroStrategy Chairman.
Michael J. Saylor is an American entrepreneur and business executive, who co-founded and leads MicroStrategy, a company which provides business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services. Saylor authored the 2012 book The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything. He is also the sole trustee of Saylor Academy, a provider of free online education. As of 2016, Saylor has been granted 31 patents and has 9 additional applications under review.
As of August 8, 2022, Saylor has stepped down as Microstrategy’s CEO following the loss 917 million dollars in Bitcoin holdings. He was succeeded by Phong Le, president of Microstrategy prior to Saylor stepping down. Saylor led the company as CEO for 33 years.
MicroStartegy Incorporated
Feb 4th, 1965
American
McLean, Virginia, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., Aeronautics & Astronautics, History of Science - 1983-1987
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$1.9 B
MicroStrategy Incorporated - Chairman, President
Saylor Academy - Founder
The Federal Group, Inc.
DuPont - Internal consultant
EMURGO has been a core supporter of the Cardano blockchain since 2021.
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