Nathaniel Hourt has a Master’s of Science Degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science from Harding University.

While attending college, Nathaniel contributed to research projects in data compression, randomized algorithms, and software obfuscation and reverse engineering. Nathaniel also collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory on the development of a next-generation computer networking protocol.

Nathaniel has 10+ years of experience developing cross-platform software, running the gamut from kernel- level C to Javascript and GUI. He is an accomplished blockchain architect, owning critical role in the design and development of the Graphene Toolkit for BitShares, a once leading crypto-currency that has been credited with several industry innovations.