Cleve Mesidor is Executive Director of Blockchain Foundation. Previously, she was a Policy Advisor to Blockchain Association. A Washington insider, she served in the Obama Administration and as a senior staffer in Congress. Cleve is also Founder of butterscotch Media, a Forbes Contributor, and part of Money20/20's RiseUp network. A web3 expert working in crypto for almost a decade, she has been profiled in NPR's Morning Edition, Bloomberg, POLITICO, CNBC, ABC, PBS, NY Times, Washington Post, TIME. She was also featured in the PBS Documentary, “CRYPTO DECODED”, as well as the Coinbase documentary, “COIN: A Founder's Story.” She has been prominently recognized for her leadership: 2025 Most Inspirational Women in Web3 and AI by Unstoppable Domains; Top 20 Women in Crypto & Web3 to Follow in 2025 by SheCrypto; 2025 Women Shaping the Future of Fintech & Digital Asset Policy” by DC Mayor.