Adeniyi Abiodun

Adeniyi Abiodun is a co-founder and the Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Mysten Labs, the company behind the Sui blockchain.13 He is a product leader and technologist with extensive experience in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial services.24

Background and Education

Originally from Nigeria, Adeniyi moved to the UK at age 7 and spent most of his life in London before relocating to San Francisco.3 He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Queen Mary, University of London, which he completed in 2005.3

Career Highlights

Early Career:: Adeniyi began his career as a software engineer in London, working for companies like HSBC, J.P. Morgan, and Syncova Solutions.13

Entrepreneurship:: He built his first crypto infrastructure business in 2012, co-founding companies like PeerNova Inc. and CloudHashing.3

Tech Giants:: Adeniyi held leadership positions at major tech companies:

• Oracle: Architect for Blockchain Cloud Platform
• VMware: Head of Product for Blockchain
• Meta (Facebook): Product Lead for crypto infrastructure products, including the Diem (formerly Libra) Network123

Mysten Labs and Sui Blockchain

In November 2021, Adeniyi co-founded Mysten Labs with four other Diem crypto project veterans from Facebook: Evan Cheng, Sam Blackshear, George Danezis, and Kostas Chalkias.13 As CPO, he leads teams across economics, product, marketing, design, and engineering.1

Mysten Labs is developing the Sui blockchain, a Layer 1 decentralized platform focused on gaming and digital asset ownership.3 Sui aims to provide a scalable infrastructure for web3 applications, emphasizing low friction and cost for users.3

Vision and Expertise

Adeniyi is passionate about building foundational infrastructure to accelerate web3 adoption.5 He combines his technical background with product expertise to drive innovation in blockchain technology and decentralized systems.24