Algorand Foundation US, Inc. Board of Directors

Bill Barhydt - born in New York City, and currently residing in Silicon Valley - is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in Internet technologies for 30 years.

Bill Barhydt is the founder and CEO of Abra, the world's leading crypto investment platform. Abra has onboarded hundreds of thousands of crypto investors into this new and exciting space. Bill is a well known advisor and investor in dozens of start-ups and venture funds ranging from consumer Internet, and frontier tech to crypto and space.

Before starting Abra, Bill spent 10 years working on mobile money and financial inclusion projects throughout the world and consulted to many governments, aid agencies and telecoms on mobile banking deployments. This led Bill to Bitcoin in 2011.

As a globally recognized expert in Internet and Mobile technologies Bill has presented at over 100 conferences including The World Economic Forum, The US State Department, The Mobile World Congress and TED where he gave the first ever TED Talk on Bitcoin in 2011 when bitcoin was trading at $3.

Bill started his career working at the CIA on secure messaging systems and at NASA developing infrastructure for the early Internet. As one of the early team members of Netscape, Bill was involved in building some of the core infrastructure that helped grow the consumer Internet we all know and use everyday such as https and hosted email.

Alex currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Nexus Laboratories, where he leads corporate strategy and operations for a company building zero-knowledge infrastructure for verifiable computing and digital finance. He also advises founders and boards on strategy, governance, fundraising, and market development.

Previously, Alex was CEO of Transparent, where he led the team developing blockchain-based financial infrastructure for commercial banks and regulated financial institutions. He also co-founded Blockstream, where he helped shape the company's strategy during its formative years of Bitcoin infrastructure, leading early strategic partnerships and commercialization efforts for technologies including Elements, Liquid, and Lightning.

Before entering the blockchain industry, Alex served as Chief Privacy Officer at Mozilla, where he led the company's global privacy strategy and helped launch initiatives including Do Not Track during a period when Mozilla was widely recognized as one of the Internet's most trusted organizations. Earlier in his career, he co-led PwC's Privacy & Security practice in the US and held leadership positions at Zero-Knowledge Systems and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. His career started at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Throughout his career, Alex has worked closely with founders, boards, investors, regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders to help build trusted technology organizations. He has raised more than $150 million in venture, strategic, token, and grant financing, testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, and has been a frequent speaker at conferences on digital assets, privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

William Herkelrath is the CEO of Algorand. William joined in September 2026, bringing more than 25 years of experience in product, sales, and leadership roles in the FinTech industry, including executive positions at three startups that were acquired by Fortune 500 firms. Since 2017, William has focused on helping blockchain firms recognize and capitalize on mainstream use cases for the technology. He was the Chief Revenue Officer for Curv, which was acquired by PayPal in early 2021, and the Managing Director of the Enterprise Division of Chainlink Labs.

Alex Holmes is a globally recognized leader in fintech with deep expertise in payments, digital assets, banking and compliance. He currently serves as Executive Vice Chairman of United Texas Bank and as a Board and Audit Committee Member at Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM). He also serves as a strategic advisor, investor, and board member to several early stage fintech and payments companies, including Orobit.ai, Brightwell, and Jingle Pay.

From 2016 to 2024, Alex served as Chairman and CEO of MoneyGram International, where he transformed the company into a global fintech powerhouse spanning more than 200 countries and territories. Over his sixteen-year tenure, he also held executive roles as CFO and COO, earning a reputation for operational excellence, disciplined risk management, and deep expertise in global regulatory compliance.

A pioneer in blockchain adoption, Alex spearheaded MoneyGram’s integration of distributed ledger technology in 2019 and stablecoins in 2022—well ahead of the industry curve. He also initiated the landmark MoneyGram/Haas F1 Team sponsorship in 2022 and led the company’s $2 billion sale to Madison Dearborn Partners in 2023.

Renowned for driving innovation while fostering people-first cultures, Alex has championed initiatives focused on financial inclusion, compliance excellence, and employee engagement. Under his leadership, MoneyGram was recognized as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies, and awarded Best Place to Work, and Top Workplace (2022–2025).

Alex holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Information Technology from the University of Colorado. He also serves on the non-profit board of Vogel Alcove and is a member of YPO Global One.

A frequent commentator on global payments and financial policy, Alex has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, CoinDesk, CNN, and Bloomberg, and is a regular speaker at leading industry conferences worldwide.