Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, Sigal served as Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department and as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes).

Before serving at Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, and as a law clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, has sat on the Boards of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Financial Technology Association, served as Co-Chair of the Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on FinTech, Crypto, and National Security, is a Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, serves on the Museum’s Executive Committee, and is Chair of the Museum’s Collections & Acquisitions Committee. Sigal is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Paul M. Abbate is an American law enforcement officer who has served as the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2021. He previously served as the associate deputy director from 2018 to 2021.

“Ms. Neuberger is the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies in the White House. Previously, she served at the National Security Agency (NSA) for over ten years in a variety of senior intelligence and cybersecurity roles.

Most recently, she served as director of NSA’s Cybersecurity organization and deputy director of NSA’s intelligence operations, leading an organization of over 20,000 people globally. In both these roles, she drove major change initiatives across operations and technology. She also served as NSA’s first Chief Risk Officer building NSA’s enterprise risk management program and Director of NSA’s Commercial Solutions Center, which leads its private sector outreach. Prior to NSA, she served as the Department of the Navy’s Deputy Chief Management Officer and a White House Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

In 2020, Ms. Neuberger was awarded DoD’s and NSA’s highest civilian awards, the DoD
Distinguished Civilian Service Award, and NSA’s Distinguished Service Medal. In 2017, Ms. Neuberger was awarded a Presidential Rank Award. Before her government service, Ms. Neuberger was Senior Vice President of Operations at American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, where she directed technology and operations. Ms. Neuberger is a graduate of Columbia University, where she earned an MBA and Masters of International Affairs.”

Mike Prado is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Deputy Assistant Director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), where he leads its Cyber Crimes Center (C3). At C3, he leads a federal law enforcement workforce utilizing cutting-edge technology and 21st century investigative techniques to combat cyber and cyber-facilitated transnational criminal activity. C3 provides investigative, technical, and resource support to all HSI domestic and international field offices, in support of a broad spectrum of cyber investigations, including online child sexual exploitation and abuse, network intrusion, and illicit activity on the dark web, to include narcotics and weapons trafficking. C3 also oversees HSI’s Computer Forensic program and maintains programmatic oversight and coordination of all cyber training, outreach, and specialized solutions to counter illicit use of technologies.

Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Prado was the Deputy Special Agent in Charge of HSI Charlotte and the Carolinas. He has also served as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Deputy Director and Director of ICE, respectively and has also served as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the HSI Washington DC field office and Division Chief of C3. Mr. Prado has held additional positions throughout his career, including a fellowship with the International Association of Chiefs of Police as HSI’s liaison to state and local law enforcement, congressional liaison Chief of Domestic Operations, Resident Agent in Charge of the California Central Valley, and Group Supervisor of HSI Bakersfield and HSI Fresno.

Mr. Prado is a graduate of the DHS Senior Executive Service Career Development Program, where he completed a developmental assignment as the Deputy Director of the DHS Joint Requirements Council. Mr. Prado has 25 years of law enforcement experience, beginning his career as an investigator with the Tulare County (CA) District Attorney’s Office in 1999, and the U.S. Customs Service Office of Investigations in 2002. Mr. Prado holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Sonoma State University.

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The Senior Technical Manager at Cellebrite, Matt is a former military police officer and 18-year law enforcement veteran with 11 of those years spent in the digital forensic unit. Specializing in investigative analytics and case management, Matt enjoys helping Cellebrite customers navigate both Pathfinder and Guardian to help achieve justice. Matt’s always been drawn to digital forensics due to it constantly changing and the need to be adaptive and flexible.

Matt enjoys solving a good mystery and always keeps in mind that while people may deceive, data never lies. Matt’s worked on an array of cases – perhaps the most well-known is the murder of University of Florida student Christian Aguilar, a case journalists continue to spotlight, particularly Matt’s standout detective work that ultimately helped convict the killer.

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Dan Heesemann serves as an Intelligence Research Specialist with the NYPD Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau (ICB), where he leads a team providing analytical support to field-based NYPD detectives and federal partners investigating international terrorism, firearms, and other crimes. Dan began managing the ICB’s financial investigations efforts in 2020, prioritizing analyst-driven cases involving fiat and cryptocurrency use in illicit activities. A native New Yorker (and perpetually-suffering Mets fan), Dan earned a B.A. in Sociology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is currently pursuing a M.A. in International Affairs from King’s College London.

Michael was inspired to start Chainalysis when he saw how the cryptocurrency space was struggling to become part of the financial system. He used his experience from managing big data projects for scientists and his crypto knowledge from the industry’s early days to develop the data platform that has become the foundation of Chainalysis products today. Prior to Chainalysis, Michael was COO and co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

Jim Schrant serves as the CACI International Director of Strategy and Growth for the Operations Support and Services Sector. His area of responsibility within CACI includes direction of CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Group, CACI law enforcement solutions, along with sector growth and strategy.

Prior to this position Jim was the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Director of the Special Intelligence Division. Mr. Schrant’s portfolio included transnational crime issues/coordination, DEA collection programs, direction of the Special Operations Division intelligence components, intelligence-based targeting sections, data exploitation innovation, operational liaison to the Intelligence community and leader on lawful access issues. Jim led DEA’s efforts on lawful access, open-source exploitation and the intersection of data and enforcement operations.

Trained as an economist, Jonathan felt entrepreneurship was the best way to answer the most fundamental questions about how and why people move money around the world. Since 2013, Jonathan has consulted with governments and FTSE 100 companies on national security and the future of finance, and now leads strategic initiatives at Chainalysis.

Major Scott Rowen is an active duty US Army Special Forces Officer with deployments to the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. He graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Science degree in Applied Design for Innovation. His thesis research explored the operational utility of cryptocurrency for Special Operations Forces

Mr. Pinder was selected as a Special Agent in 2010 and upon graduation from the FBI Academy was assigned to work criminal and national security computer intrusion matters in the Buffalo Field Office. In 2014, Mr. Pinder transferred to the Washington Field Office where he was assigned to work cyber-counterintelligence matters. In 2016, Mr. Pinder was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters where he worked at the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force and later as a Program Manager for Russian Cyber National Security investigations. Mr. Pinder transferred to the Norfolk Field Office in 2020 to lead the Cyber, Transnational Organized Crime – Eastern Hemisphere, Technically Trained Agent, and Computer Analysis Response Team squad. In July 2023, Mr. Pinder was promoted to Unit Chief of the Hi-Tech Organized Crime Unit in the Criminal Investigative Division.

Mr. Pinder earned a Bachelors degree in Computer Information Sciences and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Florida. Prior to working at the FBI, he was a Systems Security Administrator at a Florida utility company and an Information Security consultant. He is married with three daughters.

Sasha Plotnikova is a cyber threat intelligence analyst at Chainalysis. She leads Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) research and collection strategy. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Sasha was an intelligence analyst and Russian linguist at the NCFTA. Sasha is originally from Ukraine and sometimes has purple hair.

Tali Shousterman is the Director of Investigations & Intelligence Solutions at Chainalysis, where she leads cryptocurrency investigations for the U.S public sector, tackling some of the most difficult crypto- and financial-related investigative challenges today. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Tali served in various national security positions in the U.S. government. Tali began her career as an attorney and also served as a U.S. Naval officer in the reserves.

Jason Somensatto is Head of North America Public Policy for Chainalysis. In his role, Jason engages with policy makers on issues relevant to Chainalysis and its customers and provides insights on the developing regulatory landscape applicable to crypto businesses. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Jason worked at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as Director of it fintech innovation office and as an adviser on crypto policy to Chairman Rostin Behnam. Before entering public service, Jason spent 14 years as a lawyer at private law firms and as the first in-house lawyer for a crypto exchange software company. He has been writing and commenting about the intersection of the crypto ecosystem and financial regulation since 2015.

Jacob is an experienced distributed systems researcher with a rich background in designing, building, and debugging mission-critical systems across academia and business sectors. Leveraging years of expertise, he has for the past 6 years pivoted to tackle the burgeoning challenges of blockchain forensics, applying his deep knowledge to navigate and solve the complex issues that arise in this dynamic field.

Josh spent 16 years in law enforcement with most of those years spent as an agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. He also managed the Digital Evidence Section of the State Crime Lab for more than two years. Excelling in data generation for research, mobile device and app analysis, Josh enjoys uncovering new information that helps inform investigations.

The dynamic nature of digital forensics keeps him constantly learning and engaging with Cellebrite customers and the larger community to share his knowledge and insights. Josh has worked on countless investigations and is humbled when a piece of evidence he locates is used to help the criminal justice system work as intended.

Beth Bisbee is currently the Director of Government Customer Growth and 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.

Ian Andrews is Chief Marketing Officer at Chainalysis and host of the podcast Public Key. In this role Ian is helping crypto businesses, financial institutions and government agencies make the world of cryptocurrency safe for everyone. Prior to Chainalysis, Ian held leadership positions at market defining startups including Pivotal Software, Aster Data, and Opsware.

Caleb Carroll joined Chainalysis as a Training Specialist at the end of 2022. Prior to joining the team, he was in law enforcement in South Carolina for fourteen years, most of which was with the Anderson County (SC) Sheriff’s Office. The last period of his law enforcement career, he was a Detective who investigated all forms of violence against children and women, specializing particularly on Internet Crimes Against Children. He was on the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and was a member of the Foothills Human Trafficking Task Force. In 2019, Caleb moved to the Philippines with International Justice Mission, where he worked directly with the Philippine government to counter the sex trafficking of children to produce new child sexual abuse material shared online. While in this role, he began hearing about forced labor compounds involved in scamming in SE Asia and, as Director of Investigations and Law Enforcement Development programs in the Philippines, his team helped the Philippine government repatriate forced scamming victims on several cases. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Science in Global Technology and Development (Applied International Development) from Arizona State University.

Kevin O’Brien is President of Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS), a Chainalysis subsidiary that serves U.S. defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and civilian agencies. In this role, he leads the world’s foremost experts in cryptocurrency investigations, analysis, advisory, cybersecurity, and data engineering to disrupt criminal operations.

Kevin was most recently CEO of Orbital Insight, a leading geospatial data and analytics company. Prior to serving as CEO, Kevin was their Chief Operating Officer for over three years. He has more than 25 years of global experience in leadership positions at software and data companies, and has a deep history of working closely with U.S. government agencies to accomplish their mission and expand their impact.

Dr. Max Bernt is TaxBit’s Managing Director for Europe and Board Member of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications – INATBA. He holds a PhD in transnational criminal law and related policy-making from the University of Vienna and the University of Queensland, Australia (joint degree), focusing on transnational collaboration and information reporting in the fight against organized crime. Moreover, Max has extensive practical background in criminal law, working at a renowned law firm in Vienna as a criminal defense attorney for over 8 years and, based on his achievements, was also appointed to the Austrian judge exam, which he passed in 2020 with distinction. Max lectures at different Universities, has published numerous articles with well-known publishers and regularly acts as an advisor and speaker in the area of crypto-related regulation. In his positions, he has been heavily involved in the European Union’s work on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the crypto-related tax reporting Directive DAC8, the recent anti-money laundering package as well as the OECD’s work on the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). In 2024, Max was appointed GBBC’s Global Ambassador for Taxation.

Joanna Summers is the Chief Recovery Officer at Asset Reality, a fin-tech organization responsible for developing the world’s first end-to-end solution for asset recovery, from training to investigating crypto fraud to managing and realizing seized digital assets. Prior to her role with Asset Reality, Joanna headed the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Asset Forfeiture Division Complex Assets Unit. There, her unit oversaw the custody, management, and disposal of all ongoing business and complex financial instruments subject to forfeiture. Joanna and her team built the USMS Cryptocurrency program starting with the Silk Road Bitcoin seizure, ultimately innovating a streamlined liquidation process through an exchange. Joanna holds a Masters in Finance from The Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business.

Thomas (TJ) Abernathy III is the Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Sales for Asset Reality, a fin-tech organization responsible for developing the world’s first end-to-end solution for asset recovery, from training to investigating crypto fraud to managing and realizing seized digital assets. A retired Assistant Chief Inspector, United States Marshals Service (USMS), TJ brings more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement, specializing in international forfeitures having worked on the largest asset recovery cases in the world such as 1MDB and Russian Oligarchs. Through his work, he has trained agencies all over the world helping several foreign government agencies develop new asset forfeiture and confiscation procedures and supported numerous others in navigating complex international asset recovery and realization. A consultant for the UNODC since 2014 as well as The World Bank, TJ represented the United States in the Camden Asset Recovery Informal Network (CARIN) from 2012 to his retirement from the USMS in July 2022, and has been credited with the creation of the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for the Caribbean (ARIN-CARIB).