From entrepreneurship (donuts!) to stablecoins, Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy & Operations at Circle, shares his lessons from the front lines of fintech.

If you're interested in understanding how your policy team can drive your business goals, or are interested in working in policy & strategy roles in the private sector, then this interview series is for you.

From Chief of the Special Prosecutions & National Security Unit at the US Attorney-General, to Senior Legal Director at Uber, before leading policy and legal at Stellar Development Foundation, Candace has had a unexpected career path. Working in support of national security objectives has always been a north star however, and in this episode, she walks us through that journey, and talks about how she has engaged with policymakers to have an impact across policy and legal issues.

Policy Catalyst: Insights from the intersection of policy, politics and business, with Faryar Shirzad.

Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase talks with host Caroline Malcolm about his path from the family's deli to navigating life in government, before steering one of the world's largest investment banks through the political scrutiny and regulatory tsunami that followed the global financial crisis. Today, Faryar sets policy strategy at the heart of one of the largest, and leading, digital asset firms in the world.