# 14. Team & Advisors

QuantumGround is led by a team of builders with deep experience in AI, blockchain engineering, product development, and ecosystem design. The team is supported by a strategic advisory board from both the AI research and Web3 industries.

#### 14.1 Core Team

| Name              | Role                     | Bio                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Carter Moore**  | Chief Executive Officer  | AI and automation systems expert. Previously led platform development at a Canadian LLM infrastructure company. Now leading QuantumGround's product vision and go-to-market strategy. |
| **Elena Grant**   | Head of Product          | Veteran SaaS product lead. Specialized in no-code and low-code builder tools with a focus on UX in decentralized environments.                                                        |
| **Julian Clarke** | Chief Technology Officer | Full-stack blockchain developer. Deep contributor in EVM toolchains, security testing, and modular contract design.                                                                   |
| **Samantha Lowe** | Community & Growth Lead  | Community strategist with background in open-source contributor programs and token community design.                                                                                  |
| **Miles Dupont**  | Head of Partnerships     | Ecosystem operator with a focus on strategic integrations across DeFi, NFT, and modular frameworks.                                                                                   |

#### 14.2 Advisors

| Name                   | Field                     | Background                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Dr. Benjamin Sloan** | AI Research               | Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. Specializes in language models and applied AI safety.                        |
| **Ava Stein**          | Web3 Legal                | Legal counsel for multiple DAO projects. Expertise in DeFi regulation, IP frameworks for open-source, and cross-jurisdictional DAO setup. |
| **Karan Mehta**        | Blockchain Infrastructure | Former lead engineer at a Layer 1 protocol. Advisor on node scalability and chain abstraction logic.                                      |
| **Michelle Ortega**    | UX for AI Systems         | Advisor on human-AI interaction, formerly with Adobe Sensei and AI UX Labs.                                                               |
| **Lukas Brandt**       | Token Economics           | Token modeler and early contributor to multiple DeFi economic designs. Specializes in sustainable circular token ecosystems.              |

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Together, the team and advisors represent a blend of technical depth, product execution, and long-term vision to ensure QuantumGround delivers a secure, intelligent, and globally accessible creation platform for the next generation of Web3 builders.
