Rich Kopcho is a visionary technology leader with over 25 years of experience, including 12 years as a Product Manager of Enterprise Storage at Hewlett Packard. In this role, he managed enterprise-class data storage solutions. This deep immersion in storage technologies as a product leader gave him an unparalleled understanding of the intricate needs surrounding decentralised data management, especially in sophisticated AI workflows.

After running his own consulting firm for a decade, where he advised prominent Fortune 100 companies such as Honeywell Aerospace, British Aerospace, Jabil, Celestica International, and Scientific Atlanta, among others, Rich was an early adopter of blockchain technology, acquiring his first cryptocurrency in 2013.

An accomplished founder and mentor, Rich has driven innovation across over 20 startups. He operated a Web3 venture studio, advises Techstars web3 and FinTech startups, and leverages his multi-disciplinary expertise in business development, product management, and marketing to support the Web3 ecosystem.

As the Founder of Paisley (AI micro-payments), CMO of Convex (Lattice Tech), and Founder of COVIA AI (decentralised vector DB protocol), Rich is building extremely low-latency AI infrastructure for secure, scalable data management, and AI workflows.