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About Us

OUR VISION

Our vision is to operate THE system of evidence to establish trust and maintain security in corporate and government supply chains.

OUR MISSION

We create commercial trust through transparency built on a unique combination of blockchain, secure distributed storage, and AI to protect and verify data throughout commercial transactions.

Our Guiding Principles

Humanity

Artificial intelligence operates in the human loop, not the reverse. AI is always augmentative; humans maintain oversight and decision-making authority. 

Data Sovereignty

Data remains under the owner's control through secure, decentralized, managed storage. No automated system has unilateral access to protected data.

Neutrality

PCN facilitates transparency, evaluation, auditability, and collaboration without ever passing judgment.

Our Values

Integrity

Our behaviors and actions warrant the trust our customers, partners, co-workers, communities, and investors place in us.

Intentionality

We are a force for good. We act with purpose and clarity, guided by our mission. 

Audacity

We challenge the status quo. We think big; we act boldly.

Serendipity

We embrace unexpected opportunities, adapt, and turn chance opportunities into strategic advantages.   

Empathy

We prioritize compassion and understanding, creating solutions and a corporate environment that meet the needs of our co-workers, partners, clients, and stakeholders. 

Our Team

We are a team of builders, disruptors, and challengers with deep roots in software and supply chains. Our leadership brings an average of more than twenty years of experience, shaped on both sides of the market—as suppliers and buyers, shippers and receivers. This dual perspective gives us a practical, first-principles understanding of how complex systems actually operate. With deep industry and government experience spanning technology, supply chain, procurement, and the development of industry standards, we don’t just participate in markets—we help shape what comes next.

Leadership

Jeff Gaus

Chief Executive Officer

  • Founder, Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio (OEBVS)

  • CEO, Prolifiq

  • CMO eFusion, NEC

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Dan McMorris

Chief Strategy Officer

  • VP Strategic Initiatives, OIA Global

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Bridget Nipp

Chief Governance & Administrative Officer

  • Executive Assistant/Corporate Secretary,  Vesta Corporation

  • Board Advisor 

  • Stakeholder Management

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Tom Henson

Chief Product Officer

  • SVP Products & Marketing, LegalSifter

  • VP Products & Marketing, Industrial Scientific

  • MBA, Carnegie Mellon University

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Joel Stangeland

Chief Architect

  • Founder/CEO Trek Global

  • Otterbox

  • First American

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Charlie McGillis

VP Public Sector

  • Retired U.S. Air Force (Colonel)

  • Space Ops & Policy, Slingshot Aerospace

  • Board Member, Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation

  • Advisor, American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation

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Randy Hall

VP Microelectronics

  • Sr. Principal Engineer & Director, Intel

  • Systems Engineer, AT&T, Sprint, & Dow Chemical

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Board of Directors

Stephen M. Ryan
  • General counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

  • Deputy counsel of the President’s Commission on Organized Crime

  • Recognized leader on internet governance issues and cyber security

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Jeff Gaus
  • Founder, Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio (OEBVS)

  • CEO, Prolifiq

  • CMO eFusion, NEC

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Suzette Kent
  • Transformation Leader

  • Former Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States

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Elizabeth Zeller
  • SVP Products & Marketing, LegalSifter

  • VP Products & Marketing, Industrial Scientific

  • MBA, Carnegie Mellon University

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Matt Wand
  • General Counsel, Yoshida Group

  • Oregon State Legislature

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Kevin Offel
  • xxx

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Strategic Advisors

Steve Brown
  • General counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

  • Deputy counsel of the President’s Commission on Organized Crime

  • Recognized leader on internet governance issues and cyber security

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Chris Michienzi
  • Supply Chain Strategy

  • Policy & Technology Specialist

  • Board & Strategic Advisor

  • Former DoD Senior Executive

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Colonel Chris Hadfield
  • Astronaut, Tech Investor/Director 

  • CDL Space Stream Founder

  • Best-Selling Author

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