<p>"JoelKatz" is the bitcointalk.org handle of <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/85/david-schwartz">David Schwartz</a>. He answered the linked question and referred to himself as "myself", and you should see him listed under this name as a Ripple developer in other places.</p>

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Thanks. I wonder which of the two is his real name, if at all.
ripper234
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@ripper234: I am fairly confident David Schwartz is the real one as it's used more commonly and in more official places. In fact linking to the SE profile changed my answer as I meant him as a person, not just the SE profile.
Meni Rosenfeld
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Feel free to revert my edit if you want.
ripper234
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This answer is correct. My real name is "David Schwartz". I have used the nickname "JoelKatz" for a long time, including on the Bitcoin Forum. If you look at my profile on SE, you'll see this: "I am OpenCoin's Chief Cryptographer and one of the architects of the Ripple payment system."
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Meni Rosenfeld
<p>I see quite a few answers from Joel Katz, and a friend of mine referred to him as "a Ripple founder". Is this true? His name is not mentioned <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/7554/who-are-the-core-developers-behind-ripple">on this question</a>.</p>

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What is Joel Katz' role in Ripple?
ripper234
# What is Joel Katz' role in Ripple?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-24)

I see quite a few answers from Joel Katz, and a friend of mine referred to him as "a Ripple founder". Is this true? His name is not mentioned [on this question](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/7554/who-are-the-core-developers-behind-ripple).

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-24. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

"JoelKatz" is the bitcointalk.org handle of [username_2](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/85/david-schwartz). He answered the linked question and referred to himself as "myself", and you should see him listed under this name as a Ripple developer in other places.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. I wonder which of the two is his real name, if at all.  
> **username_1**: @username_0: I am fairly confident username_2 is the real one as it's used more commonly and in more official places. In fact linking to the SE profile changed my answer as I meant him as a person, not just the SE profile.  
> **username_0**: Feel free to revert my edit if you want.  
> **username_2**: This answer is correct. My real name is "username_2". I have used the nickname "JoelKatz" for a long time, including on the Bitcoin Forum. If you look at my profile on SE, you'll see this: "I am OpenCoin's Chief Cryptographer and one of the architects of the Ripple payment system."  

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