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David Gogel
VP, Strategy & Operations at dYdX Foundation | Builder, Advisor & Investor in DeFi / Crypto / Blockchain / Fintech / Web3 startups
David Gogel is a seasoned startup executive, entrepreneur, writer, and angel investor with a strong passion for technology and empowering individuals and businesses globally.
Currently serving as the VP of Strategy & Operations at the dYdX Foundation.
Formerly the Growth Lead at dYdX, a prominent decentralized exchange, where he managed growth strategy, community initiatives, business development, partnerships, marketing, and operations.
Founder and CEO of GogelX, a startup and media consultancy catering to founders and providing advice on NFTs, Web3, crypto, and fintech startups.
Actively involved in angel investing, startup advising, and fostering early-stage businesses through programs like Techstars Blockchain accelerator.
An established author, David has contributed to the World Economic Forum's thought leadership and published papers on decentralized finance (DeFi).
Graduated from the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business at the University of Pennsylvania / Wharton School with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Chinese, also holding an MBA from Wharton with a focus on entrepreneurship and operations.
Throughout his career, David has held various leadership roles in organizations like Wharton FinTech, The Singapore FinTech Consortium, and has been involved in blockchain programming and club planning at Penn.
As a global citizen and polyglot, David speaks English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese, reflecting his diverse upbringing in Paris, France.
Passionate about emerging technologies, exotic food, reading, traveling, podcasts, investing, snowboarding, boxing, music, and continuous personal growth.
Recognized as a Top 100 FinTech Influencer for Sustainable Development Goals with a robust network spanning founders, startups, investors, and tech enthusiasts.
Highlights
In my 4+ years with the @dYdX family, I’ve consistently admired the team's ability to innovate on emerging technologies and scale billion+ (and in one case, trillion+) dollar products—while strategically sunsetting old versions to focus on 10x larger opportunities.
Solo - L1 Spot & Margin Trading: https://t.co/guBI4GgxaQ L1 Perps: https://t.co/GkGiUFSLgj V3 - L2 Perps: https://t.co/gcw2d0ivMm
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”—and this requires a strong product vision and technical prowess to embrace tech that improves exponentially.
The dYdX Chain, just 10 months old, has already generated $225B in volume, $37M in USDC protocol fees distributed to stakers and validators, and onboarded 16K traders. Still not the biggest exchange yet, but we're getting there. And if anything, it's a major step toward achieving our goal of democratizing access to financial opportunities.
With the upcoming dYdX Unlimited launch, dYdX is unlocking the next stage of growth with Permissionless Market Listings, Megavault, an affiliate program, permissioned keys, and much more. All code is fully open-sourced and run by 60 independent validators, running the network in a permissionless manner.
Solana’s leading wallet + Perps on all Raydium spot markets + dYdX’s best in class DEX infra, product, and liquidity = Trade Anything on DeFi’s pro trading platform
