summary: Alexey Koloskov is Orion Protocol’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder.
content: Alexey Koloskov is Orion Protocol’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, with extensive experience spanning the two worlds of traditional finance and DeFi. He started his journey in the crypto space in 2016 as Chief Architect and Creator of the Waves DEX (now @waves.exchange) – the most successful decentralized exchange to date. About Alexey is a Blockchain developer and the chief architect and creator of the Waves Decentralized Exchange (Waves’ DEX). He has extensive experience in the development and management of complex banking software and in managing large-scale IT projects. Over the past several years he has established a reputation as an active and expert participant within the Blockchain development community. His work in Blockchain development and exchange implementation provides ORION with unparalleled expertise and insight. Prior to this, Alexey spent years creating software for some of the largest international banks (including Deutsche Bank and UniCredit). Education Alexey Koloskov Studied at the Moscow State University, and graduated with a Masters of Science (2000-2005). Experience Chief Executive Officer at Orion Protocol , Employed on Jun 2017 – Present. Blockchain developer and the chief architect at Waves Platform , Employed on Aug 2016 – Nov 2019. Lead IT Project Manager at UniCredit Bank Russia Employed on October 2014 – Aug 2016. Chief Engineer at Sberbank of Russia-Technology , Employed on Sep 2011 – Oct 2014. Skills & endorsements Scala Cryptocurrencies Decentralized Exchanges About Orion Protocol Orion Protocol is a new kind of Blockchain trading platform that combines the best features of exchanges, brokerages, and instant trading apps. The platform is built around a liquidity aggregator connected to all major crypto exchanges, as well as its own internal Decentralized exchange, enabling users to gain the best price for their trades from a single portal. Built on the most advanced liquidity aggregator ever developed, Orion Protocol aggregates the liquidity of every single crypto exchange into one decentralized platform: providing a singular, non-custodial, gateway to the entire digital asset market. By providing access to the digital asset market in one place, we're building a protocol on which to bridge the worlds of crypto, traditional finance, and real world assets.