Alexander Kehaya
Chief Executive Officer at The Index Podcast
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Kehaya is a founder-CEO and operator with 11 years of experience scaling startups, accelerating ventures, and driving >$10M in revenue through roles spanning CEO, partner, advisor, and board member. Based in Santa Barbara, he builds teams and go-to-market motion for open source businesses at the intersection of privacy, democracy, and human rights, and has led infrastructure efforts for major blockchain projects like Solana. He founded products that power digital asset management and referral marketing, grew two podcasts into top global percentiles, and repeatedly translates complex technical ecosystems into revenue-generating services. A seasoned dealmaker and communicator, he combines hands-on product leadership with investor and accelerator experience—often stepping into early-stage technical and commercial scaling challenges where market conditions are toughest.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The Asheville SchoolBachelor of Arts, Spanish, Bachelor of Arts, Spanish at College of CharlestonBachelor's degree, Spanish Language and Literature, Bachelor's degree, Spanish Language and Literature at University of Havana
Spanish
Github Skills (10)
svm8
authentication6
ruby6
blockchain6
authorization5
rails5
solana4
react2
nextjs2
cloud-native1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
afkehaya/startuptracker
Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:130 commits, 88 pushes, 10 branches in 4 months
HelloYello22/checkinappv1.2
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:3 PRs, 221 pushes, 22 branches in 5 months
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