From Capital to Knowledge: OpenDeSci Partners with Aouatef Khelloqi
- David Wang
- Aug 12
- 3 min read
PRESS RELEASE
Berlin, Germany – 13 August 2025
OpenDeSci is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Aouatef Khelloqi, a globally recognized leader in Web3, social innovation, and ecosystem building. As an ecosystem advisor and strategic partner, Aouatef will guide OpenDeSci’s mission to decentralize science through expertise in capital strategy, token economic design, institutional engagement, and governance innovation.
Spotlight on Aouatef Khelloqi
Aouatef brings over a decade of high-impact experience across finance, technology, and social enterprise:
Current Role – Obama Foundation (since March 2024) She co‑leads the Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Tech Community of Practice within the Global Obama Leadership Network. In a June 2025 post, she wrote: “I’m honored to have my trust renewed by the Obama Foundation to continue leading the Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Tech CoP… alongside an exceptional group of co‑leads based in San Francisco, New York, Stockholm, and Bandar.” In this capacity, Aouatef convenes global leaders to drive meaningful collaboration at the intersection of social entrepreneurship, emerging tech, and impact innovation.
Inclusive Economy Working Group – Obama Foundation (2022–2023) She served on President Obama’s Inclusive Economy working group, delivering insights that shaped his November 2023 speech in Chicago. Aouatef described this as “a journey … examining the links between moving towards a more inclusive economy, democratic governance, and social cohesion.”
MetaDecrypt Capital – Managing Partner Founder of an institutional Web3 investment platform, connecting institutional capital with scalable, crypto-native infrastructure.
TRGC – Senior Advisor Supported venture portfolio companies with strategic tokenomics and ecosystem growth frameworks.
Yield App – Web3 Investment Strategist Led investment theses and developed strategic partnerships for one of DeFi’s most intuitive platforms.
RadicalxChange Foundation – Web3 for Social Impact Lead Launched and led the Web3 for Social Impact Lab, including designing on-chain funding models and metaverse philanthropy use cases like Sandbox DAO partnerships.
Entrepreneur & Advisor in Social Innovation
CEO of MuGen Lab, a social enterprise specializing in impact-driven “social engineering” solutions.
Co‑founder of Maroc Impact, a nonprofit supporting frugal innovation across Morocco .
Advisor across sustainable development, DAO formation, token economy design, and global inclusion initiatives.
Education & Finance Background Holds a degree in Accounting & Finance from ENS Paris-Saclay, an MIT certificate in “Blockchain: Disruptive Technology” (Sept 2022), and fellowships in cross‑cultural leadership and innovative entrepreneurship .
Strategic Fit: A New Architecture for Social Impact and Scientific Equity
Aouatef Khelloqi’s career has consistently been anchored at the intersection of social innovation, emerging technologies, and inclusive systems design—making her a natural strategic fit for OpenDeSci’s mission. As we scale a decentralized ecosystem for science, we’re not simply optimizing protocols—we’re redefining the way humanity funds, validates, and distributes knowledge. Aouatef brings rare expertise in building cross-sector alliances between philanthropic organizations, multilateral foundations, tech startups, and grassroots initiatives. Her work with the Obama Foundation—where she co-leads a global community of practice around social entrepreneurship and impact tech—exemplifies her ability to activate mission-aligned leaders around shared values and infrastructure. At RadicalxChange, she pioneered use cases for blockchain in equitable funding distribution and collective intelligence. Through her nonprofit Maroc Impact, she has directly supported educational and scientific initiatives in underserved regions, creating bottom-up frameworks for social entrepreneurship. Her hands-on experience advising DAOs, charity-backed innovation labs, and Web3-native funding experiments gives her a uniquely multidimensional lens on how to embed equity and access into decentralized systems. At OpenDeSci, Aouatef will shape our approach to scientific grant pools, impact-driven governance, and coalition-building across the education, philanthropy, and public research sectors. This partnership is a bridge—between code and community, between capital and care, between emerging tech and enduring impact.
“Aouatef represents multidisciplinary rigor—connecting capital, governance, and science in rare depth. Her role in our ecosystem is more than advisory; it’s co-creation.”
— David Wang, Founder of OpenDeSci
Aouatef adds:
“The future of science will be owned by those who build it—and fund it. OpenDeSci is rewriting who gets to create knowledge. I’m excited to support this mission with full conviction.”
Shared Incentives, Shared Impact
Aouatef joins OpenDeSci as a token-aligned ecosystem partner, gaining early governance entitlements and active roadmap integration. This ensures her work with us is incentive-aligned and mission-driven.
What’s Next
With Aouatef’s partnership, OpenDeSci is ready for its next chapter: launching decentralized research funding pools, designing tokenized knowledge sharing systems, and integrating AI-powered scientific collaboration. Together, we’re enabling a future where science is open, equitable, and co-owned.
For inquiries, please contact:
OpenDeSci Communications
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