Sreeram Kannan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Chief Executive Officer at EigenLayer.
Founder of EigenLayer, a protocol with over $20 billion in assets under management, backed by a16z.
Former Associate Professor at the University of Washington, specializing in Genomics, AI, and Information Theory.
Holds a Ph.D. in Information theory and Wireless Networks, and a Master of Science in Mathematics.

Biography

Sreeram Kannan is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of EigenLayer. The protocol is described as a verifiable cloud for the Agentic Era and has reported over $20 billion in assets under management. EigenLayer is backed by a16z.

Prior to his current role, Kannan was an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, where his work focused on Genomics, AI, and Information Theory. His academic background also includes a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley and a Ph.D.