Summary
Lorien Gamaroff is a founder and seasoned blockchain entrepreneur with over two decades of software and product development experience and 13 years in senior leadership roles. He built and scaled payments and utility-focused blockchain solutions—from prepaid smart-meter integrations at Bankymoon to mobile-first social payments at Centbee and now Goji Wallet—combining deep engineering craft with product vision. A recognized international speaker and Bitcoin Association ambassador, Lorien has advised institutions including the UN, IMF, World Bank and multiple central banks on digital cash and decentralized ledgers. He co-founded the Blockchain Academy to professionalize blockchain education and has repeatedly translated complex crypto protocols into pragmatic, user-centric financial services for emerging markets. Notably, his career threads utility-grade engineering (Redis, Cassandra, Python, AWS) with hands-on product design for Gen Z mobile users, making him equally fluent in low-level system integration and consumer fintech experience.
13 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
University of South Africa
Computer Science, Music, Computer Science, Music at Rhodes University