Jeff Bandman

Board Director, Global Blockchain Business Council

Global Blockchain Business Council

Jeff Bandman is Board Director of Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the largest leading non-profit association for the blockchain technology and digital assets community. Launched in Davos in 2017, GBBC has more than 500 institutional members, and 284 Ambassadors across 124 jurisdictions and disciplines.

Previously, Jeff was a senior official at the U.S. CFTC, and the architect and founding director of LabCFTC. Jeff led CFTC digital asset and blockchain work starting in 2015, and was advisor to Chairmen Chris Giancarlo (“Crypto Dad”) and Tim Massad.

Jeff is also COO and General Counsel of 6529 NFT Fund & 6529 Capital, the leading asset manager in the NFT space. 6529 is among the world’s foremost builders, collectors, investors, art publishers and thought leaders in the NFT space and a leading advocate of the ""open metaverse"" - namely that the architecture of the metaverse should be decentralized and interoperable and that NFTs could serve in this role.

Jeff is a 6-time Jeopardy champion and spent his winnings backpacking around Asia, Africa and Europe.

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