Emin Gun Sirer is the Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, a company focused on building the Avalanche blockchain network. Avalanche is described as a fast and scalable blockchain network. Prior to his current role at Ava Labs, Sirer was also the Founder of bloXroute Labs.

Before his entrepreneurial endeavors, Sirer held academic positions at Cornell University. He served as both an Associate Professor and an Assistant Professor at the institution.

Sirer's academic background includes a B.S.E.