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Dante A. Disparte

Chief Strategy Officer, Head of Global Policy and Operations

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1 connection

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Dante Disparte is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy and Operations for Circle, a financial technology firm and the issuer of the world’s leading regulated digital currencies. In this role, he leads global strategy and operations, market expansion, regulatory policy, public affairs and corporate communications. Dante serves on the board of the Atlantic Council, and The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Circle, Dante was a founder of the Libra Association and has more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader and global risk expert, most recently as founder and chairman of Risk Cooperative. Dante served as an appointee on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council, the U.S. federal emergency response agency. Dante is a frequent speaker and commentator on business and political issues shaping the world. His views on risk, economic competitiveness and technology are regularly featured in leading media and publications such as Harvard Business Review, BBC, Forbes, and Diplomatic Courier, where Dante serves on the editorial advisory board. Dante is a graduate of Harvard Business School and holds

Experience

Chief Strategy Officer, Head of Global Policy and OperationsCircle
Apr 2021
Board MemberAtlantic Council
Jan 2025 to Apr 2026
Founder and ChairmanRisk Cooperative
Nov 2014 to Jul 2025
Member, Advisory CommitteeGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
May 2022 to Dec 2024
Chair, Business Council for American SecurityThe American Security Project
Oct 2013 to Jan 2024
Board MemberCentre
Apr 2022 to Jul 2023
Member, National Advisory CouncilFEMA
Dec 2018 to Nov 2021
Executive Vice President, Policy and Social ImpactDiem Association
Jun 2019 to Apr 2021
ContributorForbes
Aug 2017 to Mar 2020
Member, Board Of TrusteesGamma Iota Sigma
Oct 2017 to Oct 2019
Senior Fellow / Blockchain Trust Accelerator, Bretton Woods IINew America
Mar 2017 to Oct 2019
Strategic Advisor / AmbassadorPowerledger
May 2018 to May 2019
Chair, Board of DirectorsHarvard Business School
Jul 2014 to May 2018
Board Member, Global Alumni BoardHarvard Business School
Sep 2014 to Sep 2017
PresidentHarvard Business School
Jul 2012 to Jul 2014
General Manager, Business Effectiveness / Board MemberKJAER GROUP
Jan 2009 to Aug 2009
General Manager Marketing & Solutions Development / Board MemberKJAER GROUP
Aug 2006 to Dec 2008
Managing DirectorClements Worldwide, a Gallagher Company
Mar 2014 to Nov 2014
Managing Director, Partner SolutionsClements Worldwide, a Gallagher Company
Jan 2011 to Mar 2014
Account ExecutiveClements Worldwide, a Gallagher Company
Aug 2002 to Aug 2005
Account Manager, Corporate StrategyCEB, now Gartner
Feb 2002 to Aug 2002
Marketing AssociateCEB, now Gartner
Mar 2001 to Feb 2002
Associate, Member ServicesCEB, now Gartner
Aug 2000 to Mar 2001

Education

NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Science (MSc), Risk Management
2013 to 2014
Harvard Business School
PLDA, (eMBA) Advanced Management, Leadership
2007 to 2009
Goucher College
B.A., International and Intercultural Studies
1996 to 2000