People

The research programme is led by a single principal investigator, with contributions from the engineering and applied research team at Momentum. External collaborators are listed where they have co-authored or reviewed specific papers.

Principal investigator

Co-founded Stripe in 2009 alongside Patrick and John Collison, joining pre-launch after leaving MIT at nineteen. Stripe's public market capitalisation is $107B.

A decade at MIT and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in arithmetic geometry, factorization algebras, and the geometry of quantum field theory.

Minor Planet 23122 Lorgat, named by NASA and MIT Lincoln Laboratory following the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Grand Award at sixteen. Perimeter Institute speaking faculty, with public lectures on fundamental physics and institutional design.

Leads Momentum as Managing Partner. Direct counterparty relationships across Abu Dhabi (ADGM, IHC, Dubai Free Zone Council), Seychelles, Kazakhstan, and Honduras (Próspera). Based in Miami; primary field office on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.

Affiliations: Managing Partner, Momentum. Speaking faculty, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Board, Peregrine Limited. Venture partner, 280 Capital and Outliers Fund.

Contributing researchers

Contributing author on physical-infrastructure papers in the programme's deployment track. Designs how programmable-institutional software couples to built environment: smart buildings, prefabricated construction, the physical surfaces that economic zones require.

Affiliations: Architect, Momentum.

Research collaboration. The programme welcomes co-authors, commentary, and formal adversarial review. Of particular interest: formal verification of the compliance composition in Coq or Lean; empirical economic analysis of jurisdictional competition under portable compliance; and integration with existing regulatory-technology ecosystems. Contact research@momentum.inc.