In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Hale, Foundry’s Director of Economic & Community Development, Director of Foundry Deploy, and proud champion for Rochester, NY. Adrian discusses his journey into blockchain technology and the efforts he now leads that help to maximize mining operations while also providing opportunities to recent graduates of the Rochester City School District.

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Adrian joined Foundry as its Director of Economic & Community Development in December of 2021. Adrian is a proud son and champion for Rochester NY, who previously created and oversaw the office of Workforce Development, Regional Talent Strategy, and Education Initiatives at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Before his role as a civic leader at the Greater Rochester Chamber, Adrian spent much of his career serving in the United States Military. Adrian was an active-duty Marine for five years. During Adrian’s time as a US Marine, he made two combat deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). After his honorable discharge from the Marines, Adrian re-enlisted in the US Air Force Reserves, where he served for three years. Adrian joined the Foundry team because he believes in the socio-economic problem-solving power of decentralized infrastructure technologies, particularly for communities such as Rochester. Adrian graduated with an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts, with a concentration in Social Science from SUNY Monroe Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University.