Evan is the winner of the prestigious 2012 ACM Software System Award. He has an extensive background in platform development, with more than 24 years building developer-facing technology and leading engineering teams at companies such as Apple and Facebook. Prior to founding Mysten Labs, Evan led the Novi Research at Meta developing cutting-edge blockchain technologies. In addition to his expertise in research and development, Evan is a Web 3.0 advocate and entrepreneur.