Jeremy Kahn

Senior Software Engineer at Stord

Talks at Accelerate Chicago 2026

Jeremy Kahn is an experienced software engineer who has worked across a wide range of domains, including healthcare, livestreaming, and e-commerce. He lives his professional life according to the ethos of Tron: "I fight for the users."

Jeremy is also a prolific open-source contributor. He has published open-source code for over 15 years and maintains a variety of widely used projects such as Chitchatter (a decentralized P2P chat app), Shifty (a high-performance web animation library), and Farmhand (a web-based game for farmers). Lately, he's been exploring local AI and how to build alternatives to proprietary, cloud-based solutions.