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Josh Kershner

General Counsel & Secretary · Decentralized Wireless Foundation INC

General Counsel & Secretary at Decentralized Wireless Foundation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$968K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as General Counsel & Secretary of Decentralized Wireless Foundation INC, based in Jackson, WY.
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Received $968K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Joshua Kershner is General Counsel and Secretary of Decentralized Wireless Foundation Inc (Helium Foundation), a nonprofit fostering decentralized wireless networks. He joined the foundation in January 2023 after serving as General Counsel for Pylons, an NFT platform within the Cosmos ecosystem.

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2023-present
Education
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science

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Decentralized Wireless Foundation INC General Counsel & Secretary · $35.2M revenue · Jackson, WYTO PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS REGARDING THE USE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS NETWORKS.pay $273K → $968KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$968Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Josh Kershner

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Josh Kershner 1 organization · Weatherford, TXWeatherford Baseball and Softball Association

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President (thru 12/22) · FY2022
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Director (thru 09/22) · FY2022

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