DAO-recognized Name: Proxy (formerly Boardroom)
Individual or Organization?: Organization
Time Zone (For Coordination Purposes): Eastern Time (UTC‑4)
Relevant Background and Skills: Proxy is a team of governance professionals with over 5 years of active involvement in DAO governance. Kevin Nielsen was previously the founder of Boardroom (recently acquired by Agora), a platform supporting DAOs and protocols with governance infrastructure and tooling. He has led governance advisory and operation roles for large protocol DAOs and specialized in delegate management and governance workflows in previous roles. Proxy currently works as a governance service provider for Moonwell. Some recurring operations include publishing weekly and monthly governance reports, managing social media communications with professional editing, hosting and editing community calls, and building out governance documentation. In our work in various DeFi communities, we’ve observed and learned from industry best practices. We hope we can bring those learnings to contribute to the VGC.
What can you contribute to the Velora Growth Committee? Proxy brings several strengths that align with the VGC’s mandate:
- DAO Operations Experience: With our background building out DAO operations across different ecosystems, we think we would be able to contribute meaningfully on the partnerships and integrations front. We are prepared to represent Velora in different forums and push for relevant partnerships.
- Marketing & Community Engagement: We have a track record in producing governance-related content and hosting community calls. Creating educational content (e.g. social media campaigns, AMAs, etc) would be directly within our wheelhouse.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment: Our role necessitates working collaboratively with a diverse set of stakeholders. We frequently engage with and serve as a liaison between core teams, delegates, and the wider community to align objectives. The VGC requires a similar degree of collaboration between the Treasury Manager, Governance Task Force, Laita Labs, and the community. We need to have open communication to avoid duplication of efforts and make sure everyone is aligned.
What is your motivation for applying to this working group? We are deeply invested in Velora’s mission and the Growth Committee is an opportunity to directly help the ecosystem expand and mature. We’re active participants in Velora governance, and we’ve been hoping to become more active in an official capacity.
Past/Current Association with Velora DAO:
- Active delegate. We have voted on and engaged with the majority of proposals this year. We consistently provide our voting rationale and attend DAO events like the community calls.
- Selected as one of the delegates in the Delegate Incentives Program (Cycle 1).
Other DAO roles or working groups: Outside of Velora, Proxy serves as a delegate and/or service provider in several other communities. We are active delegates for Morpho, Scroll, ZKsync, Uniswap, Safe, and Superfluid. We are contributors to Moonwell through our ongoing support of its governance operations. We often collaborate with other DAO working groups and task forces.
Conflict of Interest Declaration: We have no conflicts of interest to declare. Proxy does not perform similar roles for any direct competitors of Velora. Our collaborations with other DAOs are focused on governance operations and/or acting as an informed delegate. These are in unrelated domains and do not pose a conflict with Velora’s growth objectives. If any potential conflict of interest were to arise, we would disclose it immediately and take appropriate steps.