Gorden Cheng

Gorden Cheng is a classical concert pianist and founder of KMGB Capital, living in San Diego, California. Taking private lessons only, he is a top prize winner of many amateur piano competitions from Paris, Warsaw, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, and Colorado Springs. His mentors include Yifan Liu, Dr. Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Rinna Livshin, Katherin Dvoskin, Ella Karpukhova, and Vitali Margulis. 

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Born in Chongqing (重庆), China, Cheng immigrated with his family to the US in 1986 and started piano at age 8. Initially settling in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, he finally settled in San Diego in 2003. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and an MBA from Western Governors University.

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After a 21 year career in IT and Information Security, Cheng founded KMGB Capital, a digital asset management firm built on institutional custody, validator node operation, and decentralized finance. Prior to that he held various leadership and information security roles at Qualcomm, Sony, and Oracle, focusing on cryptographic standards, risk management, and security architecture. 

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In his spare time, he enjoys playing concerts, hacking hardware & software, drinking boba with his wife, Judy, and playing Counter-Strike and Starcraft with his two sons Alex and Jamie.