# Daniel J. Kim

> Daniel J. “Dan” Kim founded Red Mango’s U.S. business and served as CEO and chief concept officer before leaving his executive role in 2015. His later career includes Tesla, Airbnb and Coinbase. In 2026 he joined Airwallex, where his work covers product partnerships, developer experience and financial infrastructure.

- **Role:** VP, Product Partnerships, Ecosystem & Developer Experience at Airwallex
- **Organizations:** Red Mango, LLC, DAN.KIM&CO, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Deloitte, Stamps.com, Solera Holdings, Tesla, Airbnb, Coinbase, Airwallex
- **From:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded and expanded Red Mango’s U.S. business., Red Mango ranked first in the smoothie/frozen-yogurt category of Zagat’s 2011 National Chain Restaurants Survey., Received a Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
- **2006** — Began developing Red Mango’s U.S. business.
- **2007** — Opened the first U.S. Red Mango near UCLA in Los Angeles in July.
- **2009** — Discussed a 51-location chain and the Real Deal franchise buyback program.
- **2011** — Moved from CEO to chief concept officer in July.
- **2012** — Launched the Honey Badger flavor through social media; the chain celebrated its 200th location.
- **2015** — Stepped down as chief concept officer to establish DAN.KIM&CO, retaining an advisory relationship.
- **2018** — Moved from Tesla’s global sales leadership to Airbnb.
- **2022** — Public interviews described his Coinbase business development and listings responsibilities.
- **2025** — Named as a co-author of the x402 white paper dated May 6.
- **2026** — Joined Airwallex after five years at Coinbase.

## Achievements

- Founded and expanded Red Mango’s U.S. business.
- Red Mango ranked first in the smoothie/frozen-yogurt category of Zagat’s 2011 National Chain Restaurants Survey.
- Received a Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award in 2012.
- Co-authored x402, an open standard for internet-native payments.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published “Agentic banking starts with governance” on October 7 through Airwallex.
- **2026-09** — Featured in Airwallex’s September 17 article about building financial infrastructure.
- **2026-08** — Published an August 25 explanation of Airwallex’s approach to stablecoins.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljkim
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dankimxyz
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dkla777
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dankimredmango

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Last updated: 2026-10-25