Scott Stuart is the Co-founder and CEO of Kava Labs, the primary development team behind the Kava Network and App.The Kava Network is a builder-owned Layer-1 blockchain that combines the speed and interoperability of Cosmos with the developer power and support of Ethereum in a single network.Since the company’s founding in 2017, Scott served as the Head of Product, later assuming the role of CEO in 2021. Following his graduation from the University of Wisconsin Madison, Scott led a 7+ year career in professional poker, topping leaderboards world-wide. Prior to founding Kava Labs, he founded AppEase, a successful mobile advertising technology company.