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I'm surprised to learn that the CEO is not Moxie Marlinspike, my understanding is that he created the signal protocol. Perhaps he has nothing to do with the apps that implement signal?
Marlinspike is a well known name in the cryptography community, the guy knows his stuff.
he stepped down a while ago
He did not singlehandedly create the "signal protocol" (double ratchet key exchange tyvm), that's not really how it works. He was an early contributor who became an advocate and figurehead because he was a good communicator/unafraid of the exposure. Check out some of his pre-signal sailboating stuff for a good time :)