Roman Semenov, a co-founder of Tornado Cash graduated from Moscow State University where he studied Quantum Statistics and Field Theory. Following University, he worked in e-commerce and social media, having founded two companies in those fields. In 2017, Semenov branched into crypto, working as a Chief Software Architect at a foundation specifically focusing on Ethereum scalability. In 2018, he founded PepperSec, a white hat hacker security consultant agency, which led to the creation of Tornado Cash.
Roman Storm, another co-founder of the protocol, has a long resume of positions in the tech, blockchain and software world. He previously worked as a Software Engineer at Amazon and Marketron. He also served as the Chief Technology Officer at the POA Network. Storm also held a position as a Blockchain Developer for Blockchainlabz.nz. Together, he and Semenov founded PepperSec and started Tornado Cash.