Multisig Support Service (MSS) Elections

Description

The application period for the MSS has officially closed, and the DAO is now invited to vote on the most qualified candidates for the Multisig Support Service. The top 12 candidates with the most VP support will be included in the committee. Comprehensive details on each of the 40 applicants are available here. We encourage you to review all candidates carefully, as there are many exceptional individuals, including some you may not yet know. Your informed vote is crucial in selecting the best representatives for this important initiative, which will likely custody immense funds on behalf of the DAO.

Weighted voting allows you to allocate 100% of your vote to one candidate, but we encourage you to consider splitting your vote across candidates you deem qualified.

We have created brief one-sentence bios for each candidate to aid in the due diligence process. However, we strongly encourage you to read the full applications to make an informed decision:

1. PGov: Professional governance org led by juanbug (Jun) with multi-sig experience in Uniswap, BadgerDAO, and Lido.

2. Dylan Brodeur / limes.eth: ENS DAO Steward with multi-sig experience in both Arbitrum and ENS.

3. JoJo: Risk Analyst at Jones with multi-sig experience in various grant programs and Arbitrum initiatives.

4. Westie: Research Analyst at Blockworks Research with multi-sig experience in Synthetix and Optimism.

5. Griff Green: Co-Founder of Giveth with significant multi-sig experience in various DAOs and rescue operations.

6. Sov: BD, Partnerships, and Grant Ops at Gitcoin with grant program management experience and multisig experience with grants programs.

7. Reverie: Investment and advisory firm with extensive on-chain governance and multi-sig experience in dYdX, Uniswap, Osmosis, and Orca.

8. Puncar: Prev EY Blockchain team, contributing to various DAOs and grant programs.

9. Xavier Finlayson: Community manager at Treasure, sits on ARC multsig.

10. Castle Labs: Research and advisory collective experienced in governance, DAOs, and Arbitrum that operates all aspects of their business with detailed multi-sig operations.

11. Chris “@caesar” Eley: Business Development at Premia.Blue and Cold Glass Capital with multi-sig experience including during time with Knox Finance and DeFi Pulse.

12. Hillstone: Subsidiary of Steakhouse Financial with many governance engagements and extensive multisig competency.

13. Grace (Rebeca) Rachmany: DAO Consultant with 5 years in the crypto industry and has previously created and used multisig wallets for PricelessDAO and TomiDAO.

14. Blockstar Advisors: Provides content and research services in the crypto space.

15. Avantgarde Finance: DAO service providers with delegation for projects like Uniswap, Compound, SAFE, ENS and sit on various multi-sigs for projects such as Enzyme, Paraswap, Deversifi. Developed research for the Arbitrum Treasury and Sustainability Working Group.

16. Madison Sinclair / coolhorsegirl: Head of Business Development at Tally and currently serving on the Moonwell DAO Security Council and Polygon Village Grants Council.

17. Alex “slobo.eth” Slobodnik: Founder of namestone.xyz & ENS Steward. 5-time Elected ENS DAO Steward with direct oversight over 7+ figures of value across several multisigs. Creator of arbwallets.xyz, enswallets.xyz, and votingpower.xyz.

18. Cattin: Jr Dev at Kali, Governance at Seed Latam, Analyst Intern at Delphi. Experience in managing multisigs as a Domain Allocator for QuestBook and for the Arbitrum Delegate Incentive Program.

19. Defipm / 0xCasio: Business, Product and Governance at Stryke and has multsig experience through managing Stryke’s STIP & STIP.B grants and main multisig. Extensive technical skills in transaction management.

20. Ultra: Currently Core team, Engineering Lead at Jones: Extensive experience in smart contract development, multi-sig operations, and a signer for several DeFi projects. Active Arbitrum DAO contributor and delegate.

21. Ryan Clark: CGO at nftperp. Previously worked at 1kx and contributed to Index COOP and MetaCartel.

22. Feems: Active governance contributor with experience as Grants Operations Advisory for POKT Network, Gitcoin Grants Community Council Member, Thrive Pluralistic Grant Program Reviewer Tier 1, and Hats Protocol Steward Season 2 & 3.

23. Den Technologies Inc: Den is the fastest multisig for onchain teams. Their team has deployed Safe multisignature wallet infrastructure for various chains, including Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum Sepolia, and Orbit Chains in collaboration with the Arbitrum Foundation.

24. Sinkas: Governance Representative at L2Beat and contributor to MetaFactory. Host of Arbitrum’s monthly ‘Open Governance Call’ and helps maintain Arbitrum’s Governance Calendar.

25. DAOplomats: A professional governance-as-a-service organization. Their teams sits on several multisigs which including the 1inch DAO Operations Multisig, RARI Foundation Grants Council Multisig, and BanklessDAO Core Multisig.

26. Serious People: Advisors to several Arbitrum projects and active contributors to the Arbitrum DAO. Led by Ian Campbell, CEO, who has several years of experience managing DeFi projects and multisigs.

27. Cryptoharry: Head of Treasury Working Group at Inverse Finance DAO. Extensive experience as a multi-sig signer and governance contributor, with advanced technical skills in transaction creation, simulation, and smart contract development.

28. Zellic: Led by Stephen Tong, Co-Founder and CEO, Zellic is a member of the Arbitrum Security Council. They are a team of security experts with over 10 years of experience in multi-sig operations, cryptography, auditing complex EVM protocols, and managing multisig wallets for various clients.

29. Arana Digital: A professional governance team of ex-Michigan Blockchain members with multisig experience from the Uniswap Deployment Committee, Uniswap–Arbitrum LITPP Grant, and Uniswap Arbitrum Delegate Program (UADP).

30. StableLab: Represented by Matt, Stable Labs is a professional governance company active in over 20 DAOs. They served as the PM for STIP, LTIPP, and STIP.B which involved directing the mutlisig for each of those programs.

31. Maryana Ryumshin: Member of Decentraland DAO’s Revocations Committee & Financial Planning Lead for Decentraland DAO.

32. Disruption Joe: Governance Relations at Thrive Protocol and was a signer for the STIP multisig, the PL-ARB Grants Safety Multisig, and the ADPC.

33. Frisson: Chief Revenue Officer at Tally and is also a member of the Uniswap Deployment Accountability Committee and is a signer for the Arbitrum Delegate Incentives multisig. He has extensive experience with governance contracts and deploying & signing SAFE multisigs.

34. Lindsey Winder: CEO at Hedgey and currently serves as a signer for the incentives mutlisig. Hedgey worked closely with Arbitrum DAO to distribute the STIP, STIP-Bridge, and LTIPP grants.

35. Brian Adam: DAO Operations Lead at Push Protocol and Project Manager at daospace.ai. Previously was a signer for Index Coop’s MetaGovernance committeel a multisig that controlled $ millions in voting power on DeFi protocols such as Aave, Balancer, Compound, and Uniswap.

36. The Block: Representing The Block, Abraham Eid, serves as the Research Director has several years of experience creating and signing SAFE mutli-sig wallets. The Block also has 20+ researchers with significant experience in many areas of EVM development.

37. 0xMims: Previously the Head of Written Research at FranklinDAO and now is a Blockworks Research Analyst and Governance Associate.

38. 404 DAO: A professional governance organization that are active delegates in multiple DAOs; Arbitrum, Optimism, Uniswap, and Wormhole. Within Arbitrum DAO, they served as an LTIPP Council Member.

39. Jordan Yeakley: Head of DeFi Research at Delphi Digital and has extensive onchain experience since 2018. Involved in Arbitrum DAO through the ARDC.

40. Alex Lumley: Alex Lumley, is the Co-Founder of Savvy DAO, and has assisted in crafting several Arbitrum DAO proposals including STIP Backfund, LTIPP, STIP Bridge, and GovHack.