Chris McCoy
For IEEE publications, academic conferences, and formal technical venues
Whoever wins the resource competition sets trade rules - and trade rules determine whether AI develops under democratic governance or authoritarian control. Chris McCoy built the infrastructure to ensure democratic capitalism wins.McCoy is the founder of constitutional mathematics - the first mathematical framework for democratic AI governance.
The Intellectual Contribution
McCoy recognized that Hamilton's 1787 constitutional design and Lamport's 1982 Byzantine Fault Tolerance mathematics are identical solutions to the same problem class: distributed agreement under adversarial conditions. No faction above one-third. Two-thirds consensus required. Same threshold discovered 195 years apart. The Founders encoded distributed systems mathematics into the Constitution before computer science existed.
The Proof
His governance infrastructure has managed $30 million in economic decisions over 8 years with zero constitutional violations - demonstrating mathematical governance at civilizational scale.
The Implementation
As inventor of the BlockFinBFT consensus algorithm (two US patents, 15+ citations), McCoy designed the Washington Economic Consensus and BFT Democracy principles enabling computing infrastructure to be collectively owned and governed. STORE operates 2,500+ AI endpoints across 5 global data centers under democratic governance.
The Methodology
Following the systematic research approach that characterized Nobel laureate Linus Pauling's work - rigorous mathematics, operational validation, and solutions built to withstand generations - McCoy applies interdisciplinary thinking to coordination challenges at scale. Second cousin twice removed to Pauling, he inherited cross-domain pattern recognition: seeing mathematical structure in one field and recognizing it applies to another.
The Proof
His implementation-focused methodology consistently moves from concept to operational validation - whether implementing mathematical consensus for community governance in Kelso, Washington (97% approval), creating policy analysis frameworks through Data4America, or transforming theoretical models into working infrastructure that democratically governs technology rather than being governed by it.
IEEE Biography
Chris McCoy
For book contributions, comprehensive profiles, and in-depth interviews (300+ words)
Chris McCoy created the STORE protocol to ensure AI tools serve democratic participation rather than corporate concentration. His Byzantine Fault Tolerant Democracy protocol has governed $30 million over 8 years with zero constitutional violations, operating 2,500+ AI endpoints across 5 global data centers.
His intellectual contribution: formalizing constitutional mathematics - recognizing that Hamilton (1787) and Lamport (1982) independently solved the same problem 195 years apart. Constitutional mathematics that governed humans for 238 years can govern AI. His framework includes eight core formulas and intelligence-invariance proofs. The stakes: democratic capitalism must win the resource competition to set trade rules that keep AI under democratic governance. As inventor of the BlockFinBFT consensus algorithm (two US patents, 15+ citations), McCoy enables users to democratically govern technology rather than be governed by it.
Professional Bio
Chris McCoy
For the main STORE website, corporate materials, and investor presentations (150-200 words)
Chris McCoy's BFT Democracy protocol has governed $30 million over 8 years with zero constitutional violations across 2,500+ AI endpoints. His insight: Hamilton (1787) and Lamport (1982) solved the same problem 195 years apart. As BlockFinBFT inventor (two US patents, 15+ citations), he enables democratic governance of AI infrastructure.
Brief Bio
Chris McCoy
For website headers, social media profiles, and brief introductions (40-50 words)
Founder, constitutional mathematics. Inventor, BlockFinBFT (2 US patents, 15+ citations). $30M governed, 8 years, zero violations. Democratic AI governance.
Quick Bio
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Lifemap of Chris McCoy
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Grows up in a rural town with a single mother and two brothers
Survives a car accident - age 5, causing a lifelong neck injury (kept secret from him)
Starts his first business - age 6 (selling plums)
Develops a love for reading and intellectual pursuits as an escape from family challenges
Discovers his fourth cousin, Linus Pauling, is the only two-time solo Nobel Prize winner (chemistry, world peace) - age 10
Moves in with his grandfather Jack - age 14
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Elected a Washington DECA state officer
Becomes a highly-recruited baseball prospect, throwing a 91+ mph fastball
Neck injury resurfaces, causing a significant drop in fastball velocity
Elected Washington DECA State President
Signs to play baseball for the Washington Huskies
Wins National DECA Presidency and takes a gap year to serve
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Redshirts on the baseball team but retires to pursue tech entrepreneurship
Starts a baseball training and e-commerce business called PitchSmarter
Co-founds I Love Baseball, a non-profit in the Dominican Republic
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Sells baseball business to start his first tech company, a social network for sports history (YourSports)
Survives the Great Financial Crisis, moves YS to Silicon Valley, teams up with Rag (lifelong CTO) to build
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Builds up the social network to 4mm semantically connected sports, interest, and geographical networks
Recognized by Marc Andreessen as one of "55 Unknown Rockstars in Tech"
Starts Data4America, a nonprofit exploring policy and data
Files for a Bitcoin-based wallet patent, beginning his crypto innovation journey
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Retires from YourSports and starts Footprint, a chat system for franchises & chains
Marries Ciara, a native San Franciscan and UCLA track star (steeplechaser!)
Realizes the potential of zero-fee settlement in the app layer
Begins engineering STORE, a decentralized democracy, and designing BlockFinBFT consensus algorithm
Twin daughters born
