Team
Project ANATHA brings together the seasoned experts of ANATHA, many of whom have worked together for years, if not decades.
Core team
Involved with cryptocurrency since its inception, Edward is Hawaii’s leading mind in the decentralized digital currency space. A certified blockchain professional with a background in both finance and digital media, Edward has personally participated in over 60 initial offerings and serves as the foundation for the ANATHA ethos.
For more than 20 years, Steve has created companies and helped other companies succeed by being a presciently early adopter of emergent technologies — web-based registration, HTML5 and responsive design, scrum and agile methodologies and, since 2013, blockchain. He brings his deep experience in building enterprise applications to developing better, more secure applications built on the blockchain.
Jeff is the co-founder of At1 Security, a technology consulting and services company that provides a full suite of technology solutions including managed IT services, security audits, and code reviews as well as custom development work. A longtime friend of Edward’s, Jeff has been involved in cryptocurrency since 2013.
Born and raised in Silicon Valley, being an entrepreneur was ingrained in Michael’s mind from a young age. After having established successful private practices in Palo Alto, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii, Michael’s initial humanistic outlook for healthcare expanded beyond the individual to a more global perspective and he knew the root cause that plagued societies was financial security. Here is where Michael’s ethos aligns perfectly with Anatha’s, as he sees his role as an endless opportunity to make a meaningful impact on humanity.
Michael is an award-winning creative director with 20+ years of experience. He has managed teams to develop work for some of the most eminent brands in the world, including Apple, RedBull, Virgin, Pixar & Samsung. Directing all phases of the design process, from strategy, conceptual development, design through implementation. He was also co-founder for a handful of startups, including the multi-award-winning ArtandCulture.com in1999 with ANATHA's Daniel Coffeen.
Joe is an experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working on enterprise web/mobile/desktop applications. Skilled in web technologies both front and back end, with a LOVE for JavaScript/ NodeJS. For many years, he was the Senior Software Developer at Billtrust, a leading provider of order-to-cash solutions.
Brad is a career financial professional with experience in Japan and Hong Kong as an investment banker, primarily with JP Morgan Chase, leading their complex derivatives businesses as a Managing Director. He moved back to his hometown of Hawaii in 2013 and worked in the small business community setting up the private side of the Elemental Excelerator, running small business banking for American Savings Bank and financing the largest energy efficiency project in Hawaii. Brad holds an undergraduate chemical engineering degree from Princeton University with a minor in environmental studies, an MBA with Fuqua Scholar distinction from Duke University, and has held various securities licenses in Japan, Hong Kong & Certified International Wealth Manager (CIWM) designation.
With a PhD in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, Daniel has been developing brand strategies and communication since 1998 for some of the world’s most successful companies including Medium, FitBit, Genentech, Yelp, and Eventbrite, as well as a breadth of funded tech start-ups. He was a co-founder of the multi-award-winning ArtandCulture.com in 1999 with ANATHA's Michael Chichi.
With over 13 years of experience in fast-paced managerial roles, high-pressure sales environments, and grueling profit and loss scrubbing, Tyler brings a very human approach to a very technology-driven marketplace.
Advisors
Shane Tackett, Partner at Tackett Bartlett, LLP
Bryan Feinberg, CEO Etheralabs
Steve Masur, Partner at Masur Griffitts Avidor
Mary O’Hara, Attorney at Masur Griffitts Avidor
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