
rickjohanson
Over the last six months I’ve been a contributing author to the Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP) and a core member of the GCP Working Group (incredible group of folks) which we recently brought the proposal to a successful Tally vote.
Most recently, I was the Co-Founder and CEO of Sock, a self-custodial finance app that launched on Arbitrum in 2023 which is available in over 70 regions around the world check this case study about our brand if you are curious).
I’ve worked with leading technology and entertainment companies as an early stage employee to exit. Before co-founding Sock, I spent 4+ years at Google spearheading UX operations and design strategy initiatives, including driving several external partnerships, corporate development, and championing product accessibility programs. I’ve also worked at companies such as Lucasfilm, Lucasarts, Zynga, and NerdWallet.
I am deeply believe in social impact and serve as a board member of Creativity Explored, an organization that supports artists with developmental disabilities and is actively involved with initiatives that advance UX education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).