Ken Berger

Engineering Executive & Technical Principal

AI Infrastructure • Blockchain & Web3 • Distributed Systems

Summary

Over 25 years of experience leading global engineering organizations, building scalable AI infrastructure, distributed systems, and blockchain protocol architectures for industry leaders and high-growth ventures.

I work with enterprise leadership, venture-backed startups, and premier institutional investors as Founder & Managing Partner at Lorem Labs (established 2007) or directly, frequently executing strategic advisory engagements for portfolio companies introduced by VC firms like Union Square Ventures.

My focus centers on balancing long-term architectural integrity with rapid business execution, guiding technical teams through frontier-grade challenges in AI infrastructure, distributed systems, and blockchain/Web3 protocol architecture.

Select Track Record & Client History

Direct experience advising and scaling core engineering systems for category-defining platforms and global financial institutions:

Coinbase

Distributed Ledger & Web3 Infrastructure

Twitter

Large-Scale Real-Time Systems

Twilio

High-Throughput Communications Infrastructure

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Bank of America

Enterprise Technical Transformation

Core Expertise & Architecture Focus

AI & LLM Infrastructure Blockchain & Web3 Protocols Distributed Systems Architecture Global Engineering Leadership (~50+ Engineers) Venture Capital & Portfolio Advisory Enterprise Technical Transformation

Target Engagements

Available for full-time executive technical leadership (CEO, CTO, VP of Engineering), high-impact operating partner roles, and strategic technical board advisory partnerships.