[Public Goods] Nominate sumedha.eth

Preferred Name: Sumedha ENS name: sumedha.eth Forum username: sumdesh Twitter: https://twitter.com/sumdesh

Why do you want to be a steward of this working group?

Hi everyone, I’m Sumedha! I would love the opportunity to contribute to the ENS DAO as a public goods steward.

My background is in economics. I have worked across government, policy, and nonprofit jobs — in the last few years at the World Economic Forum working to help governments and international organizations like the World Bank and UN understand Web3’s potential. The concept of public goods is always on my mind.

In August I conducted research funded by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) on the state of public goods in the ecosystem. A public version of this research will be released in the coming weeks/months. I am particularly interested in ENS, it’s impact on digital identity, and the nature of ENS as a public good. I just started my PhD at Cambridge where I am focusing specifically on digital identity and how it is a critical piece of public infrastructure.

I would be honored to contribute to the Public Goods working group, and hopefully translate some lessons I’ve learned from the public sector (the good, bad, and ugly) to help move ENS forward.