Coinbase
Faryar Shirzad is the Chief People Officer at Coinbase.
During his 15 year tenure at Goldman Sachs, Faryar played a leading role in managing the firm’s government relations and public policy strategy, regularly engaging with policymakers around the world to help the firm navigate complex legislative and regulatory developments.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2006, Faryar held several government positions, serving on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and as the U.S. G-8 Sherpa. He also served as Assistant Secretary for Import Administration at the US Department of Commerce and previously as International Trade Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Finance. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and in 2010 received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Coinbase
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Founded in 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and easy-to-use platform that enables people to purchase and sell cryptocurrency and access the broader crytoeconomy. Coinbase supports hundreds of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and dogecoin. Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. They aim to build a more fair, accessible, efficient, and transparent financial system enabled by crypto. Today, Coinbase serves approximately 103 million verified users, 14,500 institutions, and 245,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries as they work towards their mission of bringing equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Coinbase is guided by two principles: first, be the most trusted company in their domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use. In addition to cryptocurrency, Coinbase also supports an NFT (non-fungible tokens) marketplace.