Dr. Michael Faulkender serves as the 16th Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. In this role, Dr. Faulkender serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Department, and oversees the formulation and implementation of Treasury policies and programs. Previously, he served as the Dean’s Professor of Finance at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. He joined the University of Maryland in 2008 and was the Associate Dean of Master’s Programs in 2017 and 2018. Dr. Faulkender left that role at the beginning of 2019 to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that role, he advised the Secretary on domestic and international issues that impacted the economy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he assisted in negotiating the CARES Act and was the senior Treasury official who led the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Dr. Faulkender’s work has been published in top academic finance journals, received numerous “best paper” awards, and has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The New York Times, among others. He has a PhD in Finance from Northwestern and a bachelor’s degree in Managerial Economics from UC Davis. He has also served as a faculty member at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and the Olin School at Washington University in St. Louis.

From 2022 until January 2025, he served as Chief Economist at the America First Policy Institute. In that role, he wrote research papers on realizing economic prosperity for all Americans and testified to Congress eight times on topics including inflation, maintaining the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and the benefits of maintaining pro-growth tax policy.

Nicole joined New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Research and Innovation Division in July 2022 with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry. As the Head of Financial Crimes for virtual currency, she leads a team of financial crime specialists conducting proactive monitoring of BitLicense/Limited Purpose Trust licensed entities, briefs and advises Executive & Deputy Superintendents on a wide range of supervisory, transactional, regulatory, legislative, policy, enforcement and financial crimes related matters, partners with the civil and criminal investigation teams on critical issues, and provides support to other NYDFS Divisions/Units as needed. Nicole regularly engages with the financial industry, and foreign and domestic regulatory counterparts.

Sen. Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008 and reelected to a third term in November 2020. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence and as a member of the Senate Finance, Banking, Budget, and Rules Committees.

During his time in the Senate, Sen. Warner has established himself as a bipartisan leader who works across the aisle to accomplish real solutions for Virginians. He has served as a key author and negotiator of several pieces of critical legislation aimed at rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, improving cybersecurity, restoring domestic manufacturing, protecting national security, rebounding from the COVID-19 crisis, and investing in underserved and underbanked communities.

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Nelson Rivera is a cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience in threat intelligence, cybercrime investigations, and national security. As Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Intelligence at T-Mobile and a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, he bridges tactical operations with advanced digital defense strategies.

Based in Seattle with roots in Puerto Rico, Nelson brings a hacker’s mindset, mission focus, and deep expertise to protecting critical infrastructure.

Anthony J. Apollo was appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission in September 2023. Director Apollo brings his prior experience in both traditional finance (KPMG, EY) and digital assets (ConsenSys, Rensa) to the development of the first fiat-backed and fully-reserved stable token issued by a public entity in the United States. Prior to his tenure, Anthony launched blockchain-native projects around intellectual property, debt securities, multimedia licenses, and real-time payments.

Diego Dextre is a Senior Crime Intelligence Analyst with five years of experience at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the FDLE Cybercrime Office. Diego specializes in Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency related crimes and Cyber Fraud. Where he provides assistance to government agencies with tracing cryptocurrency. Additionally, Diego authors intelligence products related to cyber and cyber fraud, and he has taught at the cryptocurrency fundamentals and investigations at the Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy. Diego graduated Florida State University with a Bachelor’s in Criminology and a Master’s in International Affairs.

Jonathan Levin is Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, where he is responsible for leading all facets of the business and its work to help government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions leverage blockchain data to solve their most important problems.

Over the course of his 10 years at Chainalysis, Jonathan has led numerous functions and business units as the company has grown to have a presence in over 50 countries globally. He is regularly called upon to testify to the U.S. Congress and other government hearings on the emerging risks and opportunities in cryptocurrencies.

Prior to Chainalysis, he was the CEO of Coinometrics, which provided the first dashboard of blockchain intelligence. He was also a postgraduate economist at the University of Oxford, where he researched cryptocurrencies. Jonathan also holds a BSC in Economics from Bristol University.

Before joining Chainalysis, Wyn was the Managing Director, Global and US Public Sector at Box since July 2021. He led the company’s government team including sales, marketing, compliance, customer success and solutions engineering. Wyn also led Box’s public sector product roadmap, strategy, business development, and partnership and channel distribution; achieving the highest growth rate across the company of any geography and industry for 3 straight years.

Before his time at Box, Wyn led Deloitte Consulting’s Government & Public Sector Innovation cell and delivered solutions for clients across the Federal government. He specialized in helping government agencies adopt emerging technology to address critical mission needs, using technologies to address equipment & personnel readiness, large fleet sustainment costs, and digital transformation.

Previously, Wyn was a Director at Apple in charge of all Strategy, Partnerships, & Business Development for Apple’s Federal, State & Local Government business. Wyn was also a partner at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which is the DoD’s equivalent to the CIA’s In-Q-Tel program. Wyn was in charge of all Washington, DC-based business including Congressional policy and appropriations, DOD senior relationships, and finding “buyers” inside the military services looking to use advanced dual-use technology to address critical mission needs. He led a team of 85 people including managing all corporate functions for DIU.

Prior to this, Wyn served 26 years in the US Air Force where he commanded at the Squadron, Group, and Wing levels and was a decorated combat pilot flying over 100 combat missions in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. As a Wing Commander, he was directly responsible for all operational and corporate functions for over 4,000 employees; including a $600 million budget and all HR, legal, comptroller, contracts, security, IT, public safety, medical, and base infrastructure functions.

His final assignment in the military was as the Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he developed DoD policy for the President, Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council on issues ranging from emerging technology threats, Russian adventurism, cyber threats, counter terrorism operations and classified capabilities. He has a deep experience and understanding of the DoD’s budgeting & requirements process through multiple Pentagon tours over his career including building the Air Force’s $130 Billion budget. He holds a degree in Mathematics from University of Virginia, an MBA from the University of Florida, and masters degrees in Strategy and Military History.

Shantelee Christie joined the New York State Attorney General’s Office in 2022. She serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Investor Protection Bureau. In this role, she leads complex securities fraud investigations and attendant litigation to enforce New York investor protection laws. Prior to joining OAG, Shantelee was an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County where she served in its Trial and Economic Crime Bureaus. Shantelee has her Executive LLM in Securities and Financial Regulations from Georgetown University Law Center and has been working on matters involving digital assets and cryptocurrencies since 2022.

Investigative Analyst MJ Epstein has been employed by the U. S. Secret Service since 2010. IA Epstein started in the Pittsburgh Field Office and transferred to the Washington Field Office in 2013. Assigned to the Cyber Fraud Task Force at the Washington Field Office, IA Epstein is the team lead of 5 Investigative Analysts. IA Epstein works not only cryptocurrency cases, but various other cyber and general crimes cases including Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, Bank Fraud amongst others.

With more than 25 years of global experience across Cyber, Intelligence, and Defense, David Grau currently leads the Crypto Intelligence business. He specializes in bridging emerging threats and intelligence operations, helping agencies confront the complexities of crypto-enabled crime with precision and foresight.

Emmanuel is an aspiring polymath whose experience spans from finance, graphic and UX design, marketing, quantitative investing, to machine learning engineering. He has launched and grown multiple technology ventures, and previously led product management within Google Search. As VP of Products at Chainalysis, Emmanuel oversees product management, marketing, and design initiatives.

Beth Bisbee is currently the Director of Product Strategy at Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS). Beth has been designated as an expert in cryptocurrency and blockchain analysis. Prior to that, Beth established CGS’s investigative support program. Before Chainalysis, she was an Intelligence Research Specialist at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) where she served as a nationally-recognized subject matter expert (SME) on cryptocurrencies, tracing the flow of illicit funds in criminal cases, and identifying transactional behavior occurring on the blockchain. As DEA’s lead SME, Beth trained hundreds of agents and analysts at DEA and other law enforcement agencies, assisted in more than 400 investigations involving cryptocurrencies and served as a testifying witness. She has been researching cryptocurrencies and their illicit use, and actively working cases in that area, since 2014.

Jason Somensatto is the Director of Policy at Coin Center, a leading nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on cryptocurrency and decentralized technologies. Prior to joining Coin Center, he held senior roles across the crypto ecosystem at the intersection of law, regulation, and public policy, including in the federal government. Jason served at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as Acting Director of LabCFTC and as a senior advisor to Chairman Rostin Behnam on digital asset policy. He also previously led North America policy at Chainalysis, where he managed the company’s engagement with lawmakers and regulators across the region.

Oliver is Sr. Investigator at Chainalysis Government Solutions supporting federal law enforcement partners in the DC and Virginia area. Oliver previously supported select state and local agencies in New York boroughs.

Prior to Chainalysis Government Solutions Oliver was a member of Homeland Security Investigations, El Dorado Task Force, operating in New York City.

Jake leads Customer Success for US state and local agencies at Chainalysis. In his role, Jake serves as an advisor on how agencies can best leverage the tools, resources, and teams available via Chainalysis to support their missions. Prior to joining Chainalysis in 2022, Jake spent 10+ years supporting public sector agencies in their use of technology in projects spanning national defense, healthcare, and IT modernization use cases. Jake holds a B.A. in International Studies with a minor in Economics from American University, and lives in Boston, MA with his wife, daughter, and their much beloved dog.

Jackie Burns Koven is the Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis where she works with law enforcement, financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining Chainalysis, she served in the U.S. Intelligence Community. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University where she was a Research Fellow for Technology & Public Policy.

Andrew leads Customer Success for the US Department of Justice at Chainalysis Government Solutions. In his role, Andrew serves as an advisor and champion with a mission towards elevating the DOJ’s cryptocurrency capabilities, ensuring they remain a leader in investigating and prosecuting some of the most high profile cases in this space. Prior to joining Chainalysis in 2021, Andrew was an intelligence analyst for the Arizona Department of Public Safety and a contract analyst for the FBI and DEA’s Document Exploitation division. Andrew holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire and lives in Alexandria, Virginia.