Preston is a lawyer and independent consultant who advises law firms, corporate counsel, and the public sector how to engage with emerging technologies. He also a founder and former COO of Monax, which invented the first open-source permissioned blockchain client in 2014. This chain has since evolved into the Hyperledger Burrow blockchain client, presently the Hyperledger Project’s only Ethereum Virtual Machine.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

