# James Poole

> James Poole is a tech entrepreneur and a founding contributor of Renzo Protocol, with an educational background in software engineering and business.

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- Created: 2024-05-08T13:11:41.671Z
- Last updated: 2024-05-13T19:59:21.758Z
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**James Poole** is one of the founders of the [Renzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/renzo-protocol), a [liquid staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquid-staking) token and strategy manager for [EigenLayer](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eigenlayer). [\[1\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  
  
# Education  
  
Poole graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2004 with a degree in Software Engineering. He then received his MBA from the UCF College of Business in 2007. [\[1\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  
  
# Career  
  
Poole started his tech career as a principal software engineer at Symantec, where he worked for seven years. In 2010, he held the same position at RSA, The Security Division of EMC, until 2015 before becoming a software engineering manager for one year. [\[1\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  
  
In April 2015, Poole co-founded PopChest, a video-on-demand service powered by [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), and served as CTO for one year. Afterward, he founded eSixteen.co, a provider of services on top of the 21.co computing network. In December 2016, Poole became a founding engineer for Gen Life, an R&D center for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), AI, and intelligent contracts. [\[1\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)  
  
Poole co-founded TokenSoft Inc., a technology and security platform, where he served as CTO until September 2022. In June 2023, he became a founding contributor to the [Renzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/renzo-protocol) alongside [Lucas Kozinski](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lucas-kozinski) and Kratik Lodha. [\[1\]](#cite-id-gq6q99rw587)