Cleve Mesidor

Cleve Mesidor

Cleve Mesidor

Executive Director

Blockchain Foundation

Web3
Cleve Mesidor is Executive Director of Blockchain Foundation. She is also a Forbes Contributor and a Mayoral appointee to the DC Innovation and Technology Inclusion Council. Previously, she was a Public Policy Advisor to Blockchain Association.
 
A web3 expert working in crypto for over six year, she has been profiled on CNBC, ABC, NPR, PBS, NY Times, Washington Post, Politico, TIME. She was featured in the PBS Documentary, “CRYPTO DECODED”, as well as, the Coinbase documentary, “COIN: A Founder's Story.” Cleve is a respected industry leader and regularly headlines national tech conferences, including Money20/20, SXSW, CES, and others. On the global stage, she has spoken at Web3 and DeFi forums in Abu Dhabi, Toronto, Amsterdam, Bahamas, Barbados.
 
A Washington insider, Cleve served in the Obama Administration and as a senior staffer in Congress. She earned a Master of Arts degree from Howard University and started her career in broadcasting at CNN's Washington Bureau.