Faryar Shirzad

Faryar Shirzad is Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase, where he leads engagement with policymakers around the world. Before joining Coinbase, he was Global Co-Head of Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs, following a 15-year Goldman Sachs tenure. Earlier, he served in U.S. government roles including Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and U.S. G-8 Sherpa, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration at the Department of Commerce, and International Trade Counsel to the Senate Finance Committee. Shirzad holds a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BS from the University of Maryland, College Park.