Who we are
Team
28 people across leadership, staff, policy advisors, and the board of directors — working with members in every major market.
Leadership
Board of Directors
Jeff Bandman
Board Chair | CEO, Kalshi Prime
Kelly Mathieson
Board Director | Chief Business Development Officer, Digital Asset (DA)
Srikant Yennamandra
Board Director | Managing Director, Digital Assets, Accenture
Dr. Reto Luthiger
Board Director | Partner, MLL Legal
Dimitrios Psarrakis
Board Director | Former Financial Technology, Digital Transformation, & Innovation Strategy Specialist, European Parliament; CEO, ADI Predictstreet
Staff
Sierra Lewis
Director of Community & Operations
Alfredo Oballos Diaz
EMEA Chief of Staff
Michelle O'Connor
Global Marketing & Communications Strategist
Riley Fay
Senior Lead, Digital Content & Media
Adrian Matak
Senior Policy Manager
Justin Legesse
U.S. Policy Analyst
Patrick Bruckwick
Communications & Marketing Analyst
Imogen Brooks
Analyst
Tristen Dague
Executive Administrator & Events Coordinator
Rafael Alfonso
GBBC USA Intern
Advisors & Consultants
Dina Ellis Rochkind
Senior USA Policy Consultant
Nilixa Devlukia
Senior EMEA Policy Consultant
Matt Hoffmann
U.S. Policy Advisor
Anne-Marie Kelley
U.S. Policy Advisor
Renée Berman
Financial Services Advisor
Paul Bances
Digital Payments Advisor
Emily Parker
China & Japan Advisor
Karen Hughes
Benefits & Personnel Consultant
Hernando de Soto
Chief Economist | President, Institute for Liberty & Democracy; Author, The Mystery of Capital, The Other Path