Ari Redbord
Ari Redbord is the Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, a leading blockchain intelligence and cryptocurrency compliance company. In this role, he leads global engagement with policymakers, regulators, and law enforcement agencies, helping shape the future of cryptocurrency regulation, blockchain compliance, and financial crime prevention. In addition to his work at TRM Labs, Redbord serves as Vice Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee, is a Contributor to Forbes Crypto, and is widely recognized as a leading voice on digital asset policy, sanctions enforcement, and anti–money laundering frameworks worldwide. Prior to joining TRM, Redbord served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. In that capacity, he worked closely with FinCEN, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and interagency partners on critical issues including economic sanctions, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance, cryptocurrency regulation, and national AML strategies. Earlier in his career, Redbord spent 11 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he investigated and prosecuted complex cases involving terrorism, espionage, threat finance, cryptocurrency-related crime, export controls, child exploitation, and human trafficking.
Ari Redbord Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs
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Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Academic History
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J.D., Doctor of Law
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B.A., History, Political Science
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
At the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Ari Redbord worked closely with teams across FinCEN, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other Treasury and interagency partners on a wide range of issues involving economic sanctions, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), cryptocurrency regulation, and anti–money laundering (AML) strategies.
He collaborated extensively with U.S. regulators, Capitol Hill, and interagency stakeholders to develop and implement policies related to digital assets, financial crime prevention, and national AML frameworks.
In this role, Redbord helped design and deploy sanctions and regulatory actions against threat actors, including terrorist financiers, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, transnational drug kingpins, and other illicit networks.
He also played a key role in enforcing sanctions against rogue state actors, including Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Venezuela, supporting broader U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Prior to his service at Treasury, Redbord spent 11 years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he investigated and prosecuted some of the government’s most complex and sensitive cases.
His work spanned terrorism, espionage, threat finance, cryptocurrency-related crime, export control violations, child exploitation, and human trafficking.
Throughout his tenure, he received numerous awards and commendations from FinCEN, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including the Attorney General’s Award for leading an interagency task force dedicated to prosecuting individuals who abuse and exploit children.
MEDIA PRESENCE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Ari Redbord is a frequent commentator on cryptocurrency policy, blockchain compliance, sanctions enforcement, and financial crime prevention, appearing regularly across leading national and international media platforms.
He has been featured in Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg, CoinDesk, and Real Vision, among others.