Nilmini Rubin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Policy Officer for Hedera, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform.
Serves on Hedera's Board's Risk Committee.
Co-founded Fix the System, a coalition focused on election integrity and democracy strengthening.
Led Tetra Tech's $70M global business unit, implementing energy and internet projects that provided electricity access to millions.
Served for 12 years as a senior aide on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, spearheading legislation for electricity access in Africa, global internet access, and U.S. foreign assistance reform.
Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a member of its Experts Network and Digital ID Working Group.
Earned an MBA and B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Biography

Nilmini Rubin serves as the Chief Policy Officer for Hedera, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform, where she advocates globally for innovation policy. She also serves on Hedera's Board's Risk Committee. Prior to Hedera, she worked on the global policy team at Meta and co-founded Fix the System, a coalition dedicated to election integrity and democracy strengthening in the United States.