Jill Carlson is Principal at Slow Ventures; Co-Founder of Open Money Initiative; Advisor at O(1) Labs, Algorand, UMA. I work in technology. I focus on innovation around markets and governance. I am a co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the right to a free and open financial system. I co-host a podcast about cryptocurrency called What Grinds My Gears. I advise startups including Algorand, O(1) Labs, and Risk Labs. I have consulted for projects including 0x, dYdX, CoinList, Tezos, and the Electric Coin (Zcash) Company. I have also worked with big institutions like the International Monetary Fund. In my former lives, I was a bond trader on Wall Street and a classics enthusiast.