Jad Wahab
Co-Founder at Silverline
Saudi Arabia
Summary
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Top SchoolJad Wahab is a Lebanese-Canadian technology leader and entrepreneur with a decade of experience building and guiding engineering teams across blockchain, fintech, and digital transformation. Currently co-founder of Bloom by Beirut Yoga Center and a board member at Selcop, he blends product-focused leadership with hands-on technical roots from roles as Director of Engineering and tech lead at organizations like Bitcoin Association and nChain. His academic background—MSc in Information Security with an emphasis on applied cryptography from UCL and a B.Eng. in Computer & Communications Engineering—informs a strong foundation in secure, auditable system design. Jad has moved between startups, consultancy, and executive roles across the Middle East and Europe, demonstrating an ability to translate research-led cryptography into production engineering. He is known for steering digital transformation initiatives and for pairing strategic vision with practical delivery across complex, regulated environments. Based in Saudi Arabia, he combines global perspective and local execution, often integrating interdisciplinary interests beyond pure engineering into his ventures.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, IrvineHigh School Lebanese Baccalaureate (Life Sciences), High School Lebanese Baccalaureate (Life Sciences) at American Community School BeirutBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer & Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer & Communications Engineering at American University of BeirutUniversity College London
English, Arabic
Github Skills (46)
headers10
bitcoinsv10
merchant10
bitcoin10
miner10
mapi10
golang10
code-generator9
api-specification9
code-generation9
go9
api9
swagger-codegen8
ecdsa8
reference-implementation8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
jadwahab/direct-payment-protocol
Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 24 pushes in 1 year 5 months
bitcoin-sv/dpp-proxy
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:9 reviews, 9 commits, 4 PRs in 5 months
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