The core team is based in Miami, FL. Below is the profile of the executive team.
- Imge Su Cetin (CEO) https://www.linkedin.com/in/imgesu/ https://github.com/imgesucet?tab=repositories Data scientist and tech expert. Imge Su brings her skills, passion, and charisma to the team. She is a multi-talented data scientist and futurist with unconditional love for technology. She holds a Master's degree in Data Science from UCSD and was a senior data scientist in the United Nations forecasting migration patterns. While trading cryptocurrencies, she developed an app that forecasted her 10 favorite coins over multiple weeks to aid her trading decisions. This became the prototype for Defy Trends, a platform that now encompasses data analytics and education alongside forecasting.
- Daniela Henao https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielahenaom/ Project manager, community builder and curriculum developer. Daniela’s background is in international development, leadership, and education. She has experience working with country-wide non-profit organizations, was a founding member for two educational institutions and has created successful brands in Latin America. She is the community builder and the organizational expert behind Defy Trends. Daniela is the brain behind Defy Trends’ educational arm. She attended UCLA and subsequently Relay Graduate School in NYC for her Master's in Leadership & Education.
- Elena Garidis https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-garidis/ Strategist and finance expert. Elena has a background in finance and philosophy from Tulane University and is a J.P. Morgan alumni. After a few years in international banking in New York, she heeded the call for decentralization and a more empowered financial systems and co-founded Defy Trends. Elena started trading crypto in 2018 and brings her trading lesson and experience alongside her comprehensive business acumen to the team. She is passionate about innovation, sharing information, art, philosophy, sustainability and participating in creating a better world for all humans.