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Sam is a Research Partner and Head of Security at Paradigm, focusing on portfolio companies and researching security and related topics. Previously, Sam was a Security Engineer at Trail of Bits, where he worked on improving security tooling for developers and helping clients write safer code. Sam contributes to the security of the cryptocurrency ecosystem by responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities and publishing educational resources.
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Katie Biber
Katie Biber is the Chief Legal Officer at Paradigm, leading the firm's legal, regulatory, compliance and policy functions. Previously, she was Chief Legal Officer of Brex, a fintech startup reimagining financial systems for growing companies. Before Brex, Katie was General Counsel of Anchorage, a digital asset bank and platform, and she has also held leadership roles as General Counsel of Thumbtack and Senior Counsel at Airbnb. Additionally, Katie serves on the boards of directors of Anchorage, Code for America and Protocol Labs. She is a veteran of political campaigns, having served as General Counsel to Romney for President in 2012. Katie holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from George Washington University.
Nathan Apsel
Nathan Apsel is the Chief Financial Officer at Maveron. Prior to joining Maveron, he was the Chief Financial Officer at 8VC and Paradigm. Before that, he was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was part of the Asset Management Practice. Nathan holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon.
Alexander Grieve
Alexander Grieve is the Government Affairs at Paradigm. Presively he was Vice President at Tiger Hill Partners. Alexander Grieve graduated from Yale School of Management.
Anish Agnihotri
Anish Agnihotri is a founding member of Ritual and an independent Researcher at MEV. Previously, he was a researcher at Paradigm, built performant trading systems at Polychain Capital, and expanded test automation at 1Password.
Igor Igamberdiev
Igor Igamberdiev is Head of Research at Wintermute, formerly at Paradigm and Director of Research at The Block.
Dave White
Dave White is a Research Partner at Paradigm. Previously, he was a quantitative trader and researcher at firms including Headlands, Two Sigma, and Cutler Group. He is three credits shy of an A.B. in Mathematics from Harvard University.
Doug Feagin
Doug Feagin is a partner at Paradigm and was previously an investor at Coatue Management. He graduated from Princeton University in the United States.
Matthew Mizbani
Matthew Mizbani is a partner at Paradigm and was previously an investor at Coatue Management. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dan Robinson
Dan Robinson is a General Partner and the Head of Research at Paradigm, focused on crypto investments and research into open-source protocols. Previously, Dan was a protocol researcher at Interstellar. Before Interstellar, Dan practiced as a litigation attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. from Harvard University.
Alexander Walterspiel
Alexander Walterspiel is a partner and head of trading at Paradigm and was previously a partner and head trader at Indaba Capital Management. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut Business School.