Boris Mann

Boris Mann is a Director at Z-Space Arts and Technology Society in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where Boris helped form the non-profit society to secure sustainable creative space.

As Owner of B. Mann Consulting since 2001, Boris provides expertise in open source, community building, operations, and product strategy.

Boris also serves as an Advisor at PROXXI Industrial Wearables Inc., contributing to the design and prototyping of industrial safety wearables.

Previously, as Co-Founder & CEO of FISSION, Boris led the development of a decentralized identity, data, and compute protocol stack, including UCAN decentralized authentication, WNFS encrypted file system, and IPVM content addressable compute.

Boris has a deep history in venture building, having co-founded Finhaven, a blockchain-powered investment platform, and served as VP, Founding Director of the Open Angel Society, an organization dedicated to connecting founders and funders in the Canadian startup ecosystem.

With extensive experience in Product Development, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Consulting, Boris has built and scaled communities globally, notably contributing to the Drupal and Ethereum ecosystems.

Currently, Boris is exploring new ventures and leads the DWeb Vancouver node, focusing on community building and decentralized web initiatives.

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