Kendra Link Leong Email & Phone Number

Having acted as the General Counsel of a U.S. Government agency, and having served in various executive- and senior-level capacities at government agencies and organisations in the United States and Australia, provide strategic advice to ensure successful execution of pressing strategic initiatives and complex legal, governance, contractual and operational challenges. Current activities include serving as the lead of Abt Global's Australia and UK enterprise contracting, procurement and grants activity - with a portfolio pipeline valued at over AUD$1 billion across projects in the international development sector. Also leading Global Corporate Entity Management portfolio (UK/AUS). Abt Global offers bold solutions and technical excellence in Health, Environment & Energy, Economic Growth, Governance, Research & Evaluation, and Gender Equality & Social Inclusion. In addition, currently a member of the Core Team at she256, a U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to help diversify web3/blockchain. A member of the Governance Team, serve as a professional delegate & strategist on she256's delegated voting portfolio for the following protocols: Uniswap, Compound, ENS, Hop and Optimism - ensuring proper management and governance function of the DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). As a professional delegate, invited to participate as an industry expert at DAO UTokyo and Stanford DAO Workshop in 2024 and 2023 respectively. Speaker on "Equity and Governance - the Role in web3" at the Sustainable Blockchain Summit (2023).As the Co-Chair of the Uniswap Accountability Committee for Deployments, oversaw the operational development of deployment of Uniswap v3 on other chains, improved accountability toward the DAO, helped avoid repeating past episodes of missing or delayed funds, and overall facilitated the operational autonomy of the DAO. Began government service in 2005 with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), a foreign assistance agency of the U.S. Government connecting America's private sector to infrastructure projects in developing and middle-income countries. Most recently, acted as General Counsel, served as a member of USTDA's 5-person executive team, Chief Ethics Officer, and Chief Legal Officer. Throughout years at USTDA, also served as Senior Advisor for Policy and Operations, Assistant General Counsel, and Attorney-Advisor. Doctorate of Jurisprudence - Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas USA. Bachelor's in Political Science and Spanish - University of Missouri - Columbia.

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