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John Conley

Chief Economist at Geeq

Brentwood, Tennessee

Overview 

John Conley is a Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University with a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and a background in game theory and public economics. He has served as Chief Economist and Technical Advisor at Geeq, a Venture Partner at impact Venture Capital, and as a Visiting Researcher at Microsoft, with a focus on FinTech and blockchain technologies. Conley's career highlights include his tenure as a Professor at Vanderbilt University, where he specializes in general equilibrium theory and scholarly communication, and his role as a Venture Partner advising on FinTech investments at impact Venture Capital.

Work Experience 

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Vanderbilt University

  • Professor

    2002 - Current

    I am a professor in the department of economics where I teach courses in microeconomics, general equilibrium theory, public economics, and the economics of information and communications technology. My current research is on technology, information, and innovation focused on blockchain, cloud computing, and game theoretic aspects of consensus protocols and IoT ecosystems.

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Geeq

  • Chief Economist

    2018

    Geeq is a layer 1 blockchain infrastructure platform. Geeq uses a newly developed Proof of Honesty validation protocol which implements honest node behavior in coalition-proof equilibrium. Geeq's no-consensus, consensus approach moves the power to determine truth to the edge and empowers users to protect themselves from dishonest or Byzantine nodes. Geeq's mulitchain architecture provides infinite salability and customizablity to specific uses cases at very low cost (below 1/100 of a cent) per transaction. Learn more at https://geeq.io/.

  • Technical Advisor

    2017 - 2018

    I advised Geeq on IoT applications of Blockchain, Consensus Algorithms, and CrypoEconomic Monetary Policy.

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impact Venture Capital

  • Venture Partner - FinTech Advisor

    2017

    I advise Impact Venture on investment proposals focusing on information technology, Telecom, and FinTech.

Impact Venture Capital invests in early stage IT startups, with a focus on TMT, Civic Tech, Cyber Security, FinTech, and Data Analytics.

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Microsoft

  • Visiting Researcher

    2016 - 2017

    I worked in the Chief Economist's office on issues involving blockchain, cryptocurrencies, IoT, spectrum allocation and policy, biometrics, serf-sovereign identity, privacy, and data security and sharing.

Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Professor

    1989 - 2002

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