Tracy Kuhrt is a Technology Architect within Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum business group with 20+ years of experience covering the entire software development lifecycle. Tracy has been involved in the blockchain space since 2015, with a focus on Hyperledger. At Accenture, besides architecting and delivering solutions for clients, Tracy is educating the next group of Blockchain and Multiparty Systems Technology Architects, is a frequent speaker on the topic, and is an advocate for inclusion and diversity in the technology. Tracy drove Accenture’s efforts to open source its Blockchain Automation Framework and Blockchain Integration Framework, which is now Hyperledger Bevel and Hyperledger Cactus, respectively. Tracy is currently the chair of, and one of the first women elected to, the Hyperledger Technical Oversight Committee (previously Technical Steering Committee) and a Hyperledger Lab Steward. Prior to Accenture, Tracy served as a Community Architect at Hyperledger, where she worked to build the community, evangelized Hyperledger and its projects worldwide, and helped develop the first Hyperledger EdX course. Tracy has experience in a variety of different industries, including automotive manufacturing, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, payments, and open source. Tracy has a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering, as well as, a masters degree in Computer Science.