Jesse Peltan serves as Vice President at XPDI (Core Scientific). He is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of HODL Ranch, a position he has held since 2018, where he leads technical research and development. He is also co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Autonomous, co-founded in 2017, where he has designed and built multiple ASIC and GPU digital asset compute clusters. Collectively with Benjamin W. Atkins, Peltan brings over 10 years of experience in Bitcoin mining, high voltage electrical infrastructure, and data center operations.
Peltan has developed solutions for operating blockchain datacenters across various climates in Texas and has implemented demand-side management strategies to capitalize on intermittent renewable energy growth in ERCOT. He was recognized by Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy for his work in sustainable energy and Bitcoin mining.
He attended the University of Kentucky, where he pursued a quadruple major in Mathematics, Economics, Philosophy, and Environmental Sustainability, before leaving during his senior year to co-found Autonomous.
Biography extracted from Core Scientific DEFM14A filed 2022-01-03 View cached copy (2026-09-27)Live source ↗
Roles
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| Company | Role | Tenure | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Scientific | Vice President | 2021-02 → present (5y 9mo) | 1 |