Summary
Rich Bodo is a systems designer and community-focused technologist with 13+ years of experience building resilient open-source tools, advising purpose-driven startups, and applying DLT and AI to social-impact problems. His background spans hands-on engineering, IT operations, and leadership roles at organizations like Singularity University and Kiva, where he centralized systems, automated workflows, and scaled operations during pivotal growth phases. Since 2020 he’s combined preventative mental health research with AI-driven analysis and software to support grassroots communities, and he continues to build open, duplicable infrastructure for nonprofits. A veteran of early blockchain experiments through Mountain View Smart Contracts, he brings practical experience delivering pro-bono DLT projects for groups such as the World Food Programme and Mozilla. He invests time and capital across diverse sectors—space, education, natural building—and is pursuing applications of zero-knowledge proofs to space situational awareness and secure group communications.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at San José State University
Fun with the Blockchain, Fun with the Blockchain at Blockchain University