Strategic Leadership
Keith Schindler
Founder, CEO & AI / Blockchain Strategy Lead
Keith brings a foundational perspective to the AI sector, with early experience in the original LISP machine architectures, a proposed cognitive model of a memory graph with short-term decaying nodes and long-term weighted edges, Fourier computer music synthesis in a multi-dimensional timbre control space, programmatic securities portfolio valuation, polar coordinate focus of attention, and development of programmatic 2D/3D content creation tools utilized for feature films, commercials, and a state-of-the-art photography studio. Having more recently overseen the development of industry-standard products for film and broadcast, he leads the strategic deployment of Gemini 3.5 Pro to transform media into monetizable, on-chain assets.
View LinkedIn Profile →Christopher Gifford
Co-Founder, Lead A/V Architect
Co-founder of California Media Engineering and a pioneer in film and broadcast hardware. As a co-inventor of eight patents in audio/video optimization, his expertise ensures indietoken.ai meets the technical and efficiency standards of global broadcast networks and film studios.
View LinkedIn Profile →TBD
President
Serving as the public face and strategic lead for industry relations, The President shall manage the project’s identity and high-level partnerships, ensuring the platform's mission is articulated clearly.
Compliance Milestone
Building on its success in 2025—where Indie DAO's founders (Keith Schindler and Ry Armstrong) navigated the first-ever Washington State Rule 147A tokenized security exemption—indietoken.ai will scale under a nationwide Regulation D framework. This strategic shift ensures federal compliance across key markets like New York, California, and Washington, providing a secure, private-placement environment for project funding while maintaining rigorous adherence to SEC guidelines. (Reference: WA State File #80088371 available on request)
Advisory Board
Ry Armstrong
Strategic Advisor (Industry Relations & Community Engagement)
With a well-rounded background in theatre, episodic tv series, web publishing, and music production, as well as cooperative community engagement, Ry will help ensure the platform's mission-to democratize media monetization through trustless automation-is articulated clearly to the global creative community.
View LinkedIn Profile →Beau Genot
Strategic Advisor (Film & TV Production)
A veteran producer of episodic series and independent films. Beau advises on the real-world financial and logistical friction points in Hollywood production, refining our automated revenue cascades.
View IMDb Credits →Craig Schindler
Strategic Advisor (Visual Arts & Aesthetic Intelligence)
A retired Art Professor and professional artist, illustrator, and photographer, Craig brings a lifetime of expertise in visual composition and art history to enhance the framework for our AI's 'Aesthetic Intelligence.' His background includes lecturing on copyright issues involvng digitally enhanced photography, creation of 2D/3D enhanced artwork, and research involving the history of graphic novel illustration.
Academic & Art Heritage →Open Position
Strategic Advisor (Marketing & Growth)
Seeking a visionary leader from the Media Marketing or DAM sector to lead institutional growth.
ENQUIRE at keith@indietoken.aiCurrently expanding our technical core. Open roles for Senior AI Engineers and Smart Contract Architects post-funding.