Jack Briggs

Executive Director (interim) - Intersect

Jack is the Interim Executive Director of Intersect, the member-based organization advancing Cardano’s governance and product development. He leads efforts to coordinate Cardano’s decentralized decision-making where members, committees, and community actors collectively shape the network’s direction through open participation and transparent processes. Intersect also serves as the Administrator for more than ₳250 million in future development funded by Cardano’s Treasury, ensuring that funds are managed responsibly and directed toward community-approved priorities.Previously, Jack led the governance product marketing function at IOG, one of Cardano’s founding entities, and has over a decade of experience delivering large-scale marketing campaigns for global organizations including Vodafone, Three Mobile, and Thomson Reuters.A long-time advocate for blockchain’s potential to transform systems of coordination and accountability, Jack began his crypto journey with Bitcoin in 2012 and Ethereum in 2017 before joining the Cardano community as an early ADA holder. Outside the blockchain space, he has chaired a large residents association representing over 150 households and, in 2018, ran as a parliamentary candidate in the UK general elections, reflecting his enduring interest in governance, civic participation, and community-led decision-making.