Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh is the co-founder and CEO of Lagrange, a company specializing in decentralized proof generation for rollups. ^[1]

Career & Education

Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh is the Co-founder and CEO of Lagrange Labs, a position he has held since April 2022, focusing on cross-chain infrastructure in the Web3 space. Prior to this, he was Head of Data at Renegade Partners from January 2021 to April 2022. From June 2019 to January 2021, he served as Crypto Engineering Lead at John Hancock, where he developed decentralized insurance products using technologies such as zk-SNARKs. He also founded Quantitative Ventures (April 2019 – January 2021), a platform for automating early-stage venture deal sourcing through data mining and deep learning. Earlier, he founded Simple Manic Phase Monitoring (November 2017 – June 2019), a mental health startup using machine learning to detect manic episodes, and previously worked in data analytics at McGill University's Immunology Department from October 2015 to November 2016. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from McGill University. ^[3]

Publications

Ismael Hishon-Rezaizadeh has authored articles discussing the implications of AI and the need for verifiable outputs.

• "The Black Box Problem: Why AI Needs Proof, Not Promises" ^[2] - This article discusses the increasing integration of AI into critical societal sectors and argues for the necessity of provable outputs from AI systems to ensure they operate in the best interest of users ^[2].