Summary
James Mudgett is VP, Web3 at Brave with 10 years of experience building consumer-facing products that blend privacy, payments, and decentralized technology. He leads Brave's multi-chain, privacy-first payment super app and has driven the wallet strategy that unifies DeFi and everyday payments. His career traces a hands-on arc from iOS engineer and product designer to senior director and executive, including co-creating Kong at Path and serving as second employee and head of mobile at Place where he built core frameworks for highly rated apps. He also co-founded Makook Studios, launching discount retail marketplaces, giving him operator experience as CTO/COO. That rare mix of mobile engineering, product design, startup founding, and Web3 payments leadership informs a pragmatic approach to shipping complex, user-centric crypto products.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
English, Spanish