Root node application of Eric Alston

Applicant

The applicant is a natural person.

Q address

0x48cC8D45859f578BC6A8E76B2FD719be80eDf4C5

House/flat number, building name

-

Street number, name

1009 Collyer Street

City area/district

-

Post code, City

80501, Longmont

Region

Colorado

Country

United States of America

Applicant`s biography

Applicant`s professional experience

Statement of expertise and motivation

My background displays a commitment to better understanding fundamental institutions of governance, with professional experience ranging from criminal justice reform to advising constitutional drafting processes. My passion for these institutions has continued into my academic career, for my research contributes to the fields of institutional and organizational analysis, law and economics, and digital governance. During my seven years as research faculty in the Finance Division at the University of Colorado Boulder, I have published extensively and direct a successful program dedicated to teaching business school students about the intersection of markets, politics, and law. Most recently, many of my publications have applied longstanding governance solutions from constitutional and organizational design to challenges within distributed network governance, and I consult directly with several blockchain networks on their governance programs. Working with Q in a distributed governance role is therefore a natural fit for my capabilities and interests. I would apply my knowledge of governance principles to any emergent questions that surface in Root Node calls, or formally through the on-chain processes for which Root Nodes play a stewardship role. I also would be independently motivated to engage in Root Node governance processes, for learning about institutional innovation is of direct benefit to my research streams in institutional and organizational theory and digital governance specifically. I believe transparent governance within a system with carefully checked-and-balanced governance authority is uniquely facilitated in digital contexts that coordinate individuals using a blockchain network to track units of account that are central to the production of the organization being so coordinated. The Q Network has a novel governance design in this area and has already attracted many talented individuals to participate in governance, such that I believe I would both add value to and learn from participating therein.

Applicant`s commitment

I understand that I may collect rewards from acting as a root node in the Q system regardless of whether such rewards may be seen as arising from the Root Node Tokens. In my role as a Root Node, I commit to accumulating a stake of 250.000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) Q Tokens (the “Stake”) and subsequently to maintaining the Stake before using any Q Tokens accumulated in excess of the Stake.