Dante Disparte

Dante Disparte is an American business executive, security advisor, and author. He is currently chief strategy officer and head of global policy at Circle Internet Group. Until 2021, he was deputy chairman of the Libra Association, a Facebook-led cryptocurrency project. At Libra he was also chief strategy officer and an executive vice president. He founded the firm Risk Cooperative in 2014.

He was previously chairman of the American Security Project's Business Council for American Security, a member of FEMA's National Advisory Council, and is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Atlantic Council, the American Security Project, and the Risk Cooperative where he serves as chairman. was born in Puerto Rico, where he and his family lived through Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Disparte, who speaks six languages, graduated from the Commonwealth-Parkville School in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico in 1996. In 2014, he founded Risk Cooperative, Bloomberg at the time described Disparte as a "grid resiliency and security expert." In April 2018, Risk Cooperative was selected by Beazley to build a blockchain-based registry for insurance. Weeks before the project's public announcement in June 2019, he was named the Libra Association's head of policy and communications. After the announcement, the Libra Association's proposed stablecoin faced a "beating from politicians" on issues such as potentially undermining local currencies. Under Disparte, the association began redesigning the digital coin to "appease skeptical regulators." and the Diem project was cancelled in January 2022. In a move that American Banker called "a loss for Diem," After speaking at a US Senate committee on stablecoins in December 2021, he spoke before the US House Committee on Financial Services about stablecoin regulation in April 2023.

Writing and Public Speaking In 2016, Disparte co-authored Global Risk Agility and Decision Making: Organizational Resilience in the Era of Man-Made Risk, which was published through Palgrave Macmillan. NPR, He has also authored articles for publications such as American Banker, Harvard Business Review and World Economic Forum, and was a speaker at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in 2025.

Boards and Committees As of 2026, Disparte is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board director of The Atlantic Council, and a board member of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. He is also a current Member and Contributor at Bretton Woods Committee. Disparte contributes as a Senior Advisor for the Diplomatic Courier Advisory Board, where he received the inaugural Envoy Award in 2026. He has been an ex-officio director and served on the board of Kjaer Group in Denmark.

He was an alumni leader and on the alumni board at Harvard Business School. and chairman. In his testimony, Disparte argued that private-sector digital dollar innovations operating within the U.S. regulatory perimeter support domestic economic competitiveness, and noted potential applications for blockchain-based systems in domestic remittances and corruption-resistant humanitarian aid delivery.

2. U.S. House Financial Services Committee

In April 2023, Disparte testified before the United States House Committee On Financial Services on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion. His appearance centered on proposed stablecoin payment legislation, where he addressed consumer protection guidelines, digital dollar reserve transparency, and the financial infrastructure requirements necessary to safeguard national security.

3. U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

In April 2021, testifying as the founder and chairman of Risk Cooperative, Disparte appeared before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights during a hearing on the structural and economic effects of climate change in Africa. His testimony highlighted the continent's insurance protection gap, global health vulnerabilities, and the national security implications of climate-induced mass migration.

Parliamentary Evidence (United Kingdom) In March 2026, Disparte provided oral and written evidence to the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee during its inquiry into stablecoin framework proposals. His testimony evaluated the policy design, asset reserve parameters, and systemic implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) alongside traditional sterling-denominated banking rails.

Summary of Legislative Appearances

Publishing History Climate Change: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review, foreword by Dante Disparte, September 22, 2020

"If You Think Fighting Climate Change Will Be Expensive, Calculate the Cost of Letting It Happen", by Dante Disparte, June 12, 2017, Harvard Business Review

"The Best Cybersecurity Investment You Can Make Is Better Training", by Dante Disparte and Chris Furlow, May 16, 2017, Harvard Business Review

Global Risk Agility and Decision Making: Organizational Resilience in the Era of Man-Made Risk, by Dante Disparte and Daniel Wagner, September 20, 2016

Personal life Disparte and his wife Amal Disparte graduated together from Goucher College in 2000, and live in Washington, DC. Amal founded the GrandEd Foundation, which gives public school teachers in DC "rapid microgrants."