David Mazières

David Mazières is a member of the FinTech Advisory Council at the Milken Institute. He is a professor of computer science at Stanford University, where he leads the Secure Computer Systems research group and codirects the Center for Blockchain Research and the Future of Digital Currency Initiative. His research interests include operating systems and distributed systems, with a particular focus on security. He is also a cofounder of the Stellar Development Foundation.

Mazières received a BS in computer science from Harvard in 1994 and a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2000. His awards include Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI) Outstanding Paper Award (2024), NSDI Community Award (2024), International Conference on Functional Programming Most Influential Paper Award (2022), Oakland Distinguished Paper Award (2015), Sloan Award (2002), USENIX Best Paper Award (2001), National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2001), and MIT Sprowls Best Thesis in Computer Science Award (2000).