
Ada Vaughan
SDF
Ada Vaughan's entrepreneurial endeavors in fintech and blockchain brought her to the Stellar Development Foundation, where she focuses on strategies to expand the use of Stellar, improving economic opportunity and financial inclusion around the world. With a background in startups and go-to-market strategy, Ada has led growth for crypto asset management tools, consumer finance apps, and B2B tech companies. She volunteers as an entrepreneurship advisor at Northwestern University, and for the business schools at Georgetown University and Cornell University. An enthusiastic remote worker, Ada splits her time between Chicago and Seville, Spain. She earned her international MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, holds a Women in Leadership certification from Cornell University, and speaks Spanish, French, and Crypto.