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**Dante Disparte** is an American business executive, security advisor,[1] and author.[2] Currently [chief strategy officer](/source/Chief_strategy_officer) and head of global policy at [Circle Internet Group](/source/Circle_Internet_Group),[3] until 2021[4] he was deputy chairman of the [Libra Association](/source/Libra_Association), a [Facebook](/source/Facebook)-led cryptocurrency project.[5] At Libra he was also chief strategy officer and an executive vice president.[6] He is also member of groups such as the [Council on Foreign Relations](/source/Council_on_Foreign_Relations) and [The Atlantic Council](/source/The_Atlantic_Council).[7]

## Education

Born in [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico),[8] Dante Disparte graduated from [Goucher College](/source/Goucher_College) with a B.A. in [international and intercultural studies](/source/Intercultural_studies), and from [NYU Stern](/source/NYU_Stern) with an [MSc](/source/MSc) in [risk management](/source/Risk_management). He also graduated from [Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School).[9]

## Career

In 2013 he joined the [American Security Project](/source/American_Security_Project), a think tank founded by [John Kerry](/source/John_Kerry) and [Chuck Hagel](/source/Chuck_Hagel).[10] He became chairman of the group's [Business Council for American Security](/source/American_Security_Project).[8] He was a member of [FEMA](/source/FEMA)'s National Advisory Council,[11] before the entirety of the council was dismissed in early 2025 by the [Trump administration](/source/Trump_administration).[12]

Early in his career he founded Risk Cooperative, becoming chairman.[11] In 2016, he co-authored *Global Risk Agility and Decision Making: Organizational Resilience in the Era of Man-Made Risk*, which was published through [Palgrave Macmillan](/source/Palgrave_Macmillan).[2] *Bloomberg* in 2018 called him a "grid resiliency and security expert." Power Ledger, a [blockchain](/source/Blockchain) technology company, hired him in May 2018 to lead its efforts to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico after [Hurricane Irma](/source/Hurricane_Irma) and [Hurricane Maria](/source/Hurricane_Maria).[1]

### Diem and Circle

Dante was involved in the [Libra Association](/source/Diem_(digital_currency)), a blockchain group supported by [Facebook](/source/Facebook).[13] Weeks before the project's public announcement in June 2019, he was named the Libra Association's head of policy and communications.[5] After the announcement, the Libra Association's proposed [stablecoin](/source/Stablecoin) faced a "beating from politicians"[14] on issues such as potentially undermining local currencies.[13] The backlash led to a ban in Europe,[14] and in early October 2019, [PayPal](/source/PayPal), one of 28 founding members, dropped from the association, followed by others such as [eBay](/source/EBay) and [Visa](/source/Visa_Inc.). After the exodus, on October 14, 2019, Disparte was elected deputy chairperson of the Libra Council, which governs the association.[5]

While retaining his role as head of policy and communications,[14] he was also named an executive vice president.[6] Under Disparte, the association began redesigning the digital coin to "appease skeptical regulators."[13]

After being renamed the Diem Association,[6] the project was ready to test its Diem stablecoin in the spring of 2021, and on the brink of approval from the [Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority](/source/Swiss_Financial_Market_Supervisory_Authority) (Finma). However, the final approval needed by the [US Treasury](/source/US_Treasury) was refused, with the [Biden administration](/source/Biden_administration) requesting a delay to examine the project further. Writes *The Financial Times,* Disparte "quit in frustration," and the Diem project was cancelled in January 2022.[15]

In April 2021, he was hired as [chief strategy officer](/source/Chief_strategy_officer) and head of global policy at [Circle Internet Group](/source/Circle_Internet_Group), a stablecoin company.[4][3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-puertorico_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-puertorico_1-1) ["Blockchain May Soon Be Helping Puerto Rico Keep the Lights On"](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/blockchain-may-soon-be-helping-puerto-rico-keep-the-lights-on). *www.bloomberglaw.com*. [Bloomberg Law](/source/Bloomberg_Law). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-springer_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-springer_2-1) Disparte, Dante (2016). [*Global Risk Agility and Decision Making*](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-349-94860-4). [Palgrave Macmillan](/source/Palgrave_Macmillan). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hires_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hires_3-1) ["Crypto Firm Circle Hires Disparte From Facebook-Backed Diem"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-12/crypto-firm-circle-hires-disparte-from-facebook-backed-diem). *www.bloomberg.com*. [Bloomberg](/source/Bloomberg_News). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-loss_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-loss_4-1) ["Circle adds Facebook Diem vet to bring its stablecoin into mainstream"](https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/circle-adds-facebook-diem-vet-to-bring-its-stablecoin-into-mainstream). *www.americanbanker.com*. [American Banker](/source/American_Banker). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-weeks_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-weeks_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-weeks_5-2) ["Would you trust this man with your money?"](https://www.wired.com/story/libra-cryptocurrency-facebook/). *www.wired.com*. [Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine)). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wa_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wa_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wa_6-2) ["Crypto goes to Washington"](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2021/04/13/crypto-goes-to-washington-794628). *www.website.com*. [Politico](/source/Politico). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-affiliations_7-0)** [https://dantedisparte.com/affiliations/](https://dantedisparte.com/affiliations/)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-islan_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-islan_8-1) ["Puerto Rico: Will Maria make island more of an American priority?"](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0926/Puerto-Rico-Will-Maria-make-island-more-of-an-American-priority). *www.csmonitor.com*. [Christian Science Monitor](/source/Christian_Science_Monitor). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-asec_9-0)** ["Board of Directors"](https://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/board-of-directors/). [American Security Project](/source/American_Security_Project). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-goucher_10-0)** ["Dante Disparte '00"](https://www.goucher.edu/prepare/success-stories/dante-disparte). *www.goucher.com*. [Goucher College](/source/Goucher_College). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-npr_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-npr_11-1) ["Are We Ready For The Next One? The Striking Pandemic Warnings That Were Ignored"](https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/977534325/are-we-ready-for-the-next-one-the-striking-pandemic-warnings-that-were-ignored). *www.npr.org*. [NPR](/source/NPR). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["National Advisory Council Members"](https://www.fema.gov/about/offices/national-advisory-council/members). *www.fema.gov*. [FEMA](/source/FEMA). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-appease_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-appease_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-appease_13-2) ["Facebook-backed Libra plans multiple single-currency coins"](https://fortune.com/2020/04/16/facebook-libra-multiple-single-currency-coins/). *fortune.com*. Fortune, Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-retain_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-retain_14-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-retain_14-2) ["Libra vows to fight on despite political backlash"](https://www.politico.eu/article/facebook-libra-virtual-currency-vows-to-fight-on-despite-political-backlash/). *www.politico.eu*. [Politico](/source/Politico). Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kiran_15-0)** ["Facebook Libra: the inside story of how the company's cryptocurrency dream died"](https://www.ft.com/content/a88fb591-72d5-4b6b-bb5d-223adfb893f3#selection-2539.0-2551.427). *www.ft.com*. [Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times). Retrieved 19 April 2026.

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