Joyce Kim is a co-founder and managing partner at SparkChain Capital, a board member of Amplio Network and LiteracyBridge, and was involved in the founding of Stellar.nnAs a cryptocurrency expert, she has provided advice on cryptocurrency and blockchain to banks, government organizations, and the United Nations, and has advised numerous cryptocurrency-related projects and ICOs.nnShe is also a director of research at the MIT Media Lab. Prior to joining Stellar, she worked in venture capital at Freestyle Capital. Joyce graduated from Cornell University at the age of 19 and went on to pursue graduate studies at Harvard University and Columbia Law School.