Advisors

Founder of crypto-native boutique Brogan Law, trained at Weil and McDermott, Aaron is a go-to on novel financial products, complex corporate transactions, and engaging with regulators.

Former DHS assistant secretary who now leads Steptoe's Financial Innovation and Regulation group and co-founded its blockchain and cryptocurrency practice, Alan advises crypto companies where digital assets meet national security and financial services regulation.

Senior Fintech GTM operator at Lightspark with 12+ years of experience, and earlier chapters at unicorns like DriveWealth, Ripple, Alex helps founders build zero-to-one go to market distribution in payments and stablecoins. He is also one of the founding team members at This Week in Fintech (now owned by Plaid).

Founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and a former Treasury financial diplomat in Kabul, FinCEN regulator, White House advisor, and congressional lawyer, Alex guides founders through Washington's financial crime, sanctions, and regulatory landscape.

Co-founder of digital-identity platform GlobaliD and former head of strategy at eBay/PayPal, Alka brings payments, identity, and bank-governance depth from boards including National Bank Holdings, Dwolla, and MoneyGram.

Head of Americas at VerifyVASP, a former federal prosecutor with tours at DOJ, FinCEN, and Capitol Hill, Amanda guides founders through financial-crime, sanctions, and AML strategy.

Operator who helped build Paxos from startup to multi-billion-dollar valuation as COO, with earlier chapters at Google and Liberty City Ventures, Andrew advises on scaling regulated crypto infrastructure.

From NYDFS and the New York AG's office to 21Shares and now Halliday, Andrew has worked both sides of bringing novel crypto products to regulated markets.

SEC alum now General Counsel at 0x, Ashley is the first call on securities-law questions in digital assets.

Co-founder of Petal and of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, David bridges startup execution and regulatory modernization.

Former Deputy Superintendent at NYDFS and aide in the New York Governor's office, Gareth is the go-to on state regulatory strategy, from BitLicenses to charters.

CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation after senior legal roles at Gemini and Kraken, Ji Hun connects portfolio companies to crypto policy at the global level.

Global Head of Heidrick & Struggles' Government and Corporate Affairs Practice, Julian recruits policy, regulatory and legal talent for private, PE-backed and public companies.

Head of Policy at Stablecon with earlier roles at Plaid, NYDFS, and both chambers of Congress, Justin sits at the center of the stablecoin policy conversation.

With policy experience spanning the CFPB and Meta, and now Aleo, Leena helps founders navigate consumer protection and the politics of emerging tech.

Veteran of DOJ, NYDFS, and the New York Attorney General's office, now at Hakluyt, Matt advises on enforcement risk and high-stakes government interactions.

Now at Block after serving as the CFTC's Chief Innovation Officer and Director of LabCFTC, with earlier roles at Treasury and Intuit, Melissa covers markets regulation from every angle.

Bitcoin Foundation co-founder, former Cooley special counsel, and now founder and CEO of Surus, Patrick has spent 15 years solving the hardest legal-structure problems in digital assets.

Architect of America's first fintech sandboxes at both the Arizona AG's office and the CFPB, Paul helps founders turn regulation into a competitive edge.

25-year Wells Fargo and Visa payments executive turned board director — Figure, Axos Financial, and Stripe's Bridge — Sara advises on global payments, FX, and bank governance.

Former OCC attorney and founding board member of Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank, Sarah builds stablecoin payments at Latitude and knows what bank-grade compliance actually requires.

Senior business legal leader at Stripe and its stablecoin unit Bridge, with a career spanning the World Bank, Kiva, and major law firms, Schan advises on payments regulation at global scale.

Stablecoin founder at IDA and founding CEO of the Algorand Foundation, Sean brings operator experience scaling blockchain businesses across Asia-Pacific.

One of the country's best-known payments lawyers, Tom pairs decades of counsel at Visa and Nyca with current practice at Paul Hastings.

Former head of supervision at the San Francisco Fed, Tracy advises on bank partnerships, examinations, and what regulators really look for.

Former COO who helped scale WalletConnect into core web3 infrastructure, Will brings operator experience taking crypto products from protocol to mainstream adoption.