John Robison Hoopes

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I connect dots between emerging technology and the people who need to understand it — developers, customers, policymakers, and the public. I co-founded Toucan, where we captured over 50% of trading volume in the voluntary carbon market — 99% of tokenized environmental assets live on our infrastructure. I helped grow the team from 5 to 30 and co-chaired the WEF's Web3 Climate Action working group. Our work was covered by the FT, Bloomberg, The Economist, Wired, and WSJ. Before that, I helped launch the OS Data Hub at Ordnance Survey, opening the UK's location data to developers under a £1B government agreement. Prior, I built maritime security research tools that reached the UN and international shipping bodies, helping policymakers address illicit activities at sea. Currently I'm building geospatial infrastructure for Web3 at Astral and researching location verification and data integrity with the University of Maryland. Recent work includes GEOBEAT (blockchain monitoring and visualization) and ML systems (vector search, RAG, transformers). I'm open to senior or fractional roles leading data, product or research in a complex domain, with real-world impact. john[at]johnx.co

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