Jim McKelvey

Jim is a serial entrepreneur, glassblower, philanthropist, and Independent Director of the St. Louis Fed. He is the cofounder of Square (along with intern turned Square cofounder, Jack Dorsey). McKelvey is also a master glass artist and author, having written the world’s most widely read text on the subject, The Art Of Fire. His industrial design work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and The Smithsonian in Washington DC. His glass studio, Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis, one of the United States’ main hubs for the glassblowing arts. He is also the founder of LaunchCode, a nonprofit making it possible for anyone to learn programming and land a full-time job in under six months–for free. McKelvey's newest venture, Invisibly, is working to give people control of their online identities.