gavinandresen

Gavin Andresen (also known as Gavin Bell earlier in his career) is an American software developer known for his early and sustained contributions to Bitcoin. He served as the lead developer and maintainer of the reference Bitcoin client after Satoshi Nakamoto’s departure and later became the founder and public face of the Bitcoin Foundation, focusing on promoting open-source development and the Bitcoin ecosystem. He has been based in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is frequently cited in sources describing Bitcoin’s early growth and organizational structure. (en.wikipedia.org)