# Team HeraFinance is built by a team of experienced DeFi builders, smart contract engineers, and community leaders united by a shared conviction that leveraged yield farming should be accessible, transparent, and sovereign. ## Alex Koval — Founder / CEO Alex has spent over six years building and advising DeFi infrastructure projects across multiple blockchain ecosystems. His background spans protocol design, tokenomics modeling, and go-to-market strategy for decentralized financial applications. Alex founded HeraFinance with the mission of creating a yield amplification protocol that puts users in full control of their financial outcomes on BNB Chain. ## Marcus Teng — Co-Founder / CTO Marcus is a veteran smart contract architect with deep expertise in EVM-compatible systems and DeFi protocol mechanics. He has led engineering on several production lending and AMM protocols, designing systems that have secured tens of millions in on-chain value. At HeraFinance, Marcus oversees the technical architecture, smart contract development, and the security standards that underpin every aspect of the protocol. ## Sophia Ren — Head of Community Sophia brings years of experience scaling crypto communities from early-stage projects to tens of thousands of engaged members. She has led growth and community strategy for multiple successful blockchain launches, with a particular focus on building trust, fostering genuine participation, and translating complex DeFi concepts into accessible narratives. Sophia manages HeraFinance's presence across Twitter/X, Telegram, and all public-facing community channels. ## Daniel Voss — Smart Contract Engineer Daniel is a Solidity engineer specializing in gas optimization, protocol security, and DeFi-specific contract patterns. He has contributed to audited smart contract systems across lending markets, yield aggregators, and liquidity management tools. At HeraFinance, Daniel leads the development and testing of the core smart contracts, ensuring every line of code meets the highest standards of efficiency, correctness, and resilience. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://heraxfinance.gitbook.io/hera-docs/team.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.