Chris McCoy

Chris McCoy is an accomplished entrepreneur, beginning his journey from a young age growing up in a small town in SW Washington with his single mom and two brothers.

With a knack for business evident early on, Chris started his first venture at the age of 6 by selling hand-picked plums.

Rapidly gaining diverse experiences, he traded for a Jackie Robinson rookie card at just 10, which helped fund his college education.

Chris delved into programming at 11 through a gifted learning program, mastering 'Print' on the Apple IIe.

At 12, he discovered his 4th cousin was the renowned Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Prize laureate.

Transitioning to leadership roles, Chris was elected a Washington DECA state officer at 16 and later became the Washington DECA State President at 18.

Despite a neck injury affecting his baseball career, Chris excelled academically and in extracurriculars, culminating in various achievements like winning the National DECA Presidency at 18.

Venturing into entrepreneurship, Chris retired from Pac-12 baseball at 19 to establish a business teaching baseball science, eventually expanding into a $100k/year enterprise from his dorm room.

His philanthropic endeavors led him to co-found 'I Love Baseball,' a non-profit promoting education for young baseball players in the Dominican Republic at 21.

Continuing his entrepreneurial journey, Chris founded a social network focusing on sports history and explored innovations like Bitcoin integration and crypto-based patents.

Notable achievements include being recognized by industry peers like Marc Andreessen as a tech standout and receiving a patent for his blockchain innovations.

Transitioning across ventures, Chris founded 'Footprint,' a chat system for businesses, and later initiated the creation of STORE ($STORE), a zero-fee blockchain to revolutionize communication.

Further showcasing his tech prowess, he delved into designing decentralized democracy, novel consensus algorithms, and cloud computing solutions, accumulating several patents for his groundbreaking work.

Throughout his career, Chris maintained strong ties with various organizations, serving as a member at the World Economic Forum and holding leadership positions in multiple foundations and tech startups.