B. Salman Banaei

General Counsel at Plume

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B. Salman Banaei is the General Counsel of Plume Network. He has also served as the Director of Policy at Uniswap and the Co-Director of Public Policy at Chainalysis. He graduated from the University of Virginia.

Work Experience

Plume

General Counsel

Apr, 2025 - Now

Chainalysis

Co-Head of Public Policy

Oct, 2021 - May, 2022

Uniswap

Head Of Policy

May, 2022 - Jan, 2024

Education Experience

University of Virginia

foresightnewsApr 24, 2025

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