Adam Russell
Lead Security Engineer
With over 15 years of blockchain security expertise, Adam has identified and mitigated critical vulnerabilities across major DeFi protocols.
About Adam
Adam Russell is Egiiga's Chief Security Officer, responsible for architecting our next-generation blockchain security protocols. A renowned expert in smart contract security, Adam has identified key vulnerabilities in over 40 DeFi protocols since 2018, including the famous Uniswap v2 reentrancy fix in 2022.
Key Achievements
- Identified and fixed critical reentrancy vulnerabilities in 7 major DeFi protocols
- Authored Ethereum Security Framework (ESF) - now used by 500+ developers
- Founded OpenZeppelin's annual Smart Contract Hackathon (2018-present)
- Lead security auditor for Egiiga's multi-million dollar governance treasury vault
Education & Certifications
- BSc in Cryptography, MIT (2009)
- Certified Blockchain Security Architect (2016)
- OWASP Top 10 Cryptocurrency Vulnerability Specialist
Current Security Projects
Quantum-Resistant Contracts
Designing blockchain contracts resistant to quantum computing threats using lattice-based cryptography.
DAO Defense Systems
Creating autonomous security monitoring for governance protocols to prevent flash loan attacks.
What Others Say
"Adam's work on threshold signature schemes revolutionized how DAOs handle treasuries. He's the kind of security expert you want watching your back."
Sarah Liu, Co-Founder @ SafeProtocol
"Working with Adam on enterprise-grade security frameworks was the best decision we made. He found issues we didn't even know existed."
Mark Chen, CTO @ Ethereum Foundation