Micah Yeackley has been deeply immersed in blockchain technology and digital asset markets for several years, with a focus on practical deployment, custody, and capital stewardship. In 2019, after advising friends and family on investments in cryptographic assets, he founded The Veteran Broker, one of the earliest digital asset brokerages in North America. Through this work, Micah has developed significant expertise in market structure, asset custody, regulatory considerations, and risk management within digital asset ecosystems.

Chris brings over a decade of experience across international development, sustainable finance, and emerging technology. His early career was spent working with bilateral and multilateral agencies on public health, energy, agriculture, trade-logistics, and resource management projects, where he witnessed first-hand the systemic failures that excluded communities from decision-making and wasted billions through poor governance and broken data systems. This experience shaped his commitment to redesigning how economic power is distributed and how communities participate in their own development. He leads Kula’s governance and ecosystem design, building hybrid Web2.5 investment structures that combine institutional compliance with community-led economic participation across Africa and Asia. Chris holds a PhD in Organisational Development, an MA in Public Health, and a BA in Anthropology from SOAS, University of London. This academic foundation shapes his approach to governance design, community participation, and socio-economic systems.

Sarah-Jane leads Kula’s People Development Guild, overseeing leadership development, organisational culture, and team health. With over 20 years of global, cross-sector experience, she brings a people-centred approach grounded in leadership coaching, organisational development, and healthcare.

Taran works in Digital Finance at Kula, where he manages global exchange relationships, market-making strategy, and liquidity planning across Kula’s digital asset ecosystem. His work includes price-impact modelling, token supply analysis, and coordination with exchanges and institutional partners to support resilient, well-structured markets. He has an extensive network across Web3 and the wider Web2–Web3 ecosystem, enabling Kula to build strategic partnerships globally. Taran holds a BDS from the University of Manchester.

Bill has over 30 years of experience in commercial and corporate banking and operations. Formerly of Lloyds Bank and United Trust Bank, he leads onboarding and operational support across Kula’s portfolio, helping scale governance-aligned businesses.

Praks brings over 15 years of experience across public service, fintech, and commodities. Formerly with the UK Government Legal Department and the FCA, she leads legal, compliance, and financial functions at Kula, enabling growth within strong regulatory and governance frameworks. She has deep experience designing and implementing practical, scalable compliance frameworks, achieving clean external audit outcomes while embedding strong governance across multiple jurisdictions.

Rachael leads Kula’s global communications, brand, and external engagement. With over 20 years of experience across agency and in-house roles, she specialises in translating complex governance and investment structures into clear, credible narratives aligned with institutional audiences.‍

David provides strategic technical leadership across Kula’s engineering and IT teams. With over 20 years of experience, including as CTO at Citrix, he specialises in cloud-native platforms, large-scale system transformation, and building high-performing global technology organisations.‍

Edward brings over 20 years of experience across financial services, SME finance, and investment leadership. He has led teams and closed over $1 billion in transactions across Australia, the UK, and the Middle East, with a focus on growth-stage and emerging market investments.

Eleonore specialises in investment law, fund structuring, and cross-border governance. Formerly at Blackstone, she leads the legal architecture of the Kula Foundation, supporting compliant, scalable international investment structures.

Sat is a Chartered Accountant with a background at Deloitte and Severn Trent Water, where he managed multi-billion-pound portfolios. At Kula, he supports investment analysis, financial modelling, and value creation across the portfolio.‍

Martyn has over 30 years of experience in technology and service management within financial services and insurance. He specialises in enterprise IT operations, service governance, and regulatory-aligned delivery across complex, international environments.‍

Paul Jackson is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience across finance, risk management, and corporate governance in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Formerly Kula’s Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, he now leads Kula’s growth strategy, embedding governance-first investment structures with institutional-grade transparency and accountability.‍

Sam Chen is an experienced technologist and strategist specialising in the application of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, data science, and blockchain to investment, governance, and business system design. With a background in quantitative trading and hedge fund advisory, Sam has led and contributed to projects spanning financial markets, technology platforms, and institutional investment strategies. Sam holds degrees in Physics and Business Economics from UCLA, as well as a Master of Engineering in Applied Physics from Cornell University. His academic training informs his systems-level approach to governance, risk, and infrastructure development, underpinning Kula’s technology-enabled investment framework.‍