Faryar Shirzad — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs at the White House (March 2003 – August 2006)
Served as the U.S. President's personal representative to the G-8 ("G8 Sherpa")
Former Assistant Secretary for Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce
Former Managing Director and Global Head of Government Affairs at Goldman, Sachs & Co. (joined August 2006)
Recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Maryland, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law

Biography

Faryar Shirzad is the Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase. Prior to this role, he served on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House from March 2003 through August 2006. In this capacity, he was first a special assistant to President George W. Bush for International Economic Affairs, and later became deputy assistant to the President and deputy national security advisor for International Economic Affairs.