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Core Team Roles & Structure

Structure & Governance

KlimaDAO Core Team consists of the project’s co-founders, and individuals deemed to have the skills, delivery track record and demonstrated merit to contribute to the long-term mission and scaling-up of KlimaDAO’s product and platform.
The existing mechanism for on-boarding new members to Core is via a majority vote held by the existing Core members. The vote is an informed decision making process, with existing Core members having full insight into the prospective member’s track record - both in terms of their contributions to the DAO, and their previous experiences. The existing mechanism to relieve Core members of their duties is via a majority vote by Core team members.

Member Roles

Archimedes

  • Lead backend developer
  • Smart contract development & deployment
  • Coordinates with Olympus on new contract development and technical advice.
  • Sources strategic partnerships
  • Carbon market expert.

Atmosfearful

  • Lead frontend developer
  • Manages Scrum process for Engineering team
  • Supports product scoping, design feedback, UI/UX and accessibility

Chaz Schmidt

  • Community manager
  • Discord bot maintenance
  • Social media strategy and logistics
  • Smart contract development & deployment
  • DeFi domain expert - brings deep background and network from EthHub / DeFi Pulse / Index Coop
  • A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO

Cujo

  • Policy Team co-steward
  • Data & Metrics contributor (Dune dashboards, Subgraphs)
  • Smart contract development & deployment
  • Financial modeling to inform Policy Team objectives

Dionysus

  • Carbon market expert
  • Coordinates with VCM industry groups
  • Provides strategic input re. on-chain carbon market development
  • Partnerships contributor: advises on carbon accounting methodologies, strategic partnerships & demand-side integration

TheLawyer

  • Legal expert on DAOs and Blockchain
  • Prepares legal documents and contracts, and checks that everything is compliant
  • Provides input on decisions with legal and IRL (in real life) implications
  • Manages legal structure and oversees Legal and Ops contributors
  • Manages investor relations (VCs, angel investors, etc.)
  • Manages IRL relationships with institutional partners (exchanges, press)
  • Sources strategic partnerships
  • Helps other Core members with IRL logistics (e.g. contracts, expenses)
  • Attends meetings that require an IRL contact (meaning a contract to be signed, or something that has a legal implication)

Marcus Aurelius

  • Lead Data & Metrics developer
  • Policy Team contributor
  • Discord bot maintainer
  • Philosopher-in-Residence
  • A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO

0xymoron

  • Carbon market expert
  • Carbon accounting (developed in-house PoS emissions model)
  • Narrative strategist: oversees public relations and communications
  • Marketing contributor: content writer (thought leadership/protocol specifics); subject matter expert (carbon/climate topics)
  • Partnerships contributor: lead generation, carbon accounting, and strategic partnerships (especially institutions and VCM participants)

Sy Zygy

  • Coordinate closely with Partnerships and Solutions teams to align priorities
  • Product owner for Carbonmark and Klima Infinity (KI), coordinates product vision and execution with Product Functional Steward
  • A public face of Core - attends conferences and other public speaking engagements to represent KlimaDAO

Compensation

Unlike other KlimaDAO contributors, Core members are not remunerated from the DAO wallet. The Core team has independent funding and a multiyear runway. If all other contributors left or the DAO wallet ran dry, the Core team would carry on with KlimaDAO's mission.