Founder and CEO, Opolis

Founder and Executive Steward, ETH Denver

John Paller is a technology entrepreneur with 20 years in the HR technology, compliance, and employment systems space. After building multiple successful enterprises, he founded Opolis, a next-generation employment platform for the independent worker. John serves as the Executive Steward for Opolis, where he provides vision, strategy, and domain expertise to the project. He also leads fundraising, investor relations, and community building.

John also founded and serves as Executive Steward for ETHDenver, the largest and longest-running Web3 innovation event in the world. Over 50,000 people have attended from 2018-2022 from 50 US states and over 110 international countries and territories.

In 2014, John was named as one of Denver’s “Forty Under 40” by the Denver Business Journal, which presents this award to those shaping the future of business.