Hyperliquid Policy Center

Jake Chervinsky

Chief Executive Officer

Jake Chervinsky is the founder and CEO of HPC, where he leads the organization’s mission to advance clear, workable regulatory frameworks for onchain markets. A widely recognized voice in crypto policy, Jake has played a formative role in shaping the national conversation on digital asset regulation, earning the trust of policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders for his clarity, depth, and principled advocacy.

Prior to founding HPC, Jake served as Chief Legal Officer at Variant, where he led the firm’s legal, regulatory, and policy strategy. Before that, he was Chief Policy Officer at the Blockchain Association, where he managed the organization’s policy and government relations work. Jake previously served as General Counsel for DeFi development company Compound Labs, Inc., and represented individuals and financial institutions in private practice, where he focused on securities and commodities litigation and government enforcement defense.

Jake Chervinsky

Chief Executive Officer

Jake Chervinsky is the founder and CEO of HPC, where he leads the organization’s mission to advance clear, workable regulatory frameworks for onchain markets. A widely recognized voice in crypto policy, Jake has played a formative role in shaping the national conversation on digital asset regulation, earning the trust of policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders for his clarity, depth, and principled advocacy.

Prior to founding HPC, Jake served as Chief Legal Officer at Variant, where he led the firm’s legal, regulatory, and policy strategy. Before that, he was Chief Policy Officer at the Blockchain Association, where he managed the organization’s policy and government relations work. Jake previously served as General Counsel for DeFi development company Compound Labs, Inc., and represented individuals and financial institutions in private practice, where he focused on securities and commodities litigation and government enforcement defense.

Jake Chervinsky

Chief Executive Officer

Jake Chervinsky is the founder and CEO of HPC, where he leads the organization’s mission to advance clear, workable regulatory frameworks for onchain markets. A widely recognized voice in crypto policy, Jake has played a formative role in shaping the national conversation on digital asset regulation, earning the trust of policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders for his clarity, depth, and principled advocacy.

Prior to founding HPC, Jake served as Chief Legal Officer at Variant, where he led the firm’s legal, regulatory, and policy strategy. Before that, he was Chief Policy Officer at the Blockchain Association, where he managed the organization’s policy and government relations work. Jake previously served as General Counsel for DeFi development company Compound Labs, Inc., and represented individuals and financial institutions in private practice, where he focused on securities and commodities litigation and government enforcement defense.

Adam Minehardt

Chief Policy Officer

Adam Minehardt is Chief Policy Officer at HPC, where he is responsible for developing the organization’s policy strategy, leading its government relations efforts, and representing it before Congress and key stakeholders.

Prior to joining HPC, Adam was the first Head of Public Policy for Chainlink Labs, where he established their policy and government affairs department. Before that, he led FS Vector’s crypto and blockchain practice, served as Global Head of Government Relations for the Stellar Development Foundation, and was Director of Federal Affairs for Citigroup. Adam was also appointed to the CFTC's GMAC Digital Asset Subcommittee in 2023.

Adam’s government service includes nearly 17 years in the U.S. House, including serving as a Chief of Staff for a Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a Committee Staff Director, as well as three years at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He co-founded the Layer One Blockchain Coalition and was named Top Lobbyist by The Hill for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Adam Minehardt

Chief Policy Officer

Adam Minehardt is Chief Policy Officer at HPC, where he is responsible for developing the organization’s policy strategy, leading its government relations efforts, and representing it before Congress and key stakeholders.

Prior to joining HPC, Adam was the first Head of Public Policy for Chainlink Labs, where he established their policy and government affairs department. Before that, he led FS Vector’s crypto and blockchain practice, served as Global Head of Government Relations for the Stellar Development Foundation, and was Director of Federal Affairs for Citigroup. Adam was also appointed to the CFTC's GMAC Digital Asset Subcommittee in 2023.

Adam’s government service includes nearly 17 years in the U.S. House, including serving as a Chief of Staff for a Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a Committee Staff Director, as well as three years at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He co-founded the Layer One Blockchain Coalition and was named Top Lobbyist by The Hill for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Adam Minehardt

Chief Policy Officer

Adam Minehardt is Chief Policy Officer at HPC, where he is responsible for developing the organization’s policy strategy, leading its government relations efforts, and representing it before Congress and key stakeholders.

Prior to joining HPC, Adam was the first Head of Public Policy for Chainlink Labs, where he established their policy and government affairs department. Before that, he led FS Vector’s crypto and blockchain practice, served as Global Head of Government Relations for the Stellar Development Foundation, and was Director of Federal Affairs for Citigroup. Adam was also appointed to the CFTC's GMAC Digital Asset Subcommittee in 2023.

Adam’s government service includes nearly 17 years in the U.S. House, including serving as a Chief of Staff for a Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a Committee Staff Director, as well as three years at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He co-founded the Layer One Blockchain Coalition and was named Top Lobbyist by The Hill for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Anastasia Golovina

Chief Communications Officer

Anastasia Golovina is Chief Communications Officer at HPC, where she leads communications strategy in support of its mission to advance clear regulatory frameworks for onchain derivatives markets. She oversees media relations, messaging, and public engagement, translating HPC's policy work into language that reaches the audiences shaping regulation.

Prior to joining HPC, Anastasia was Head of Public Relations at Chainlink Labs, where she led media relations, analyst relations, and executive communications for the leading blockchain oracle network as it expanded into institutional finance and tokenized assets. Before that, she built and led the public relations function at Protocol Labs, the organization behind IPFS and Filecoin. Earlier in her career, she served as Associate Vice President at Ditto PR, where she led media strategy for blockchain and fintech clients.

A journalist by training, Anastasia began her career in the newsroom before moving into communications. She was named to PRWeek's Dashboard 25 (Class of 2021) in recognition of her work as an emerging communications leader in tech.

Anastasia Golovina

Chief Communications Officer

Anastasia Golovina is Chief Communications Officer at HPC, where she leads communications strategy in support of its mission to advance clear regulatory frameworks for onchain derivatives markets. She oversees media relations, messaging, and public engagement, translating HPC's policy work into language that reaches the audiences shaping regulation.

Prior to joining HPC, Anastasia was Head of Public Relations at Chainlink Labs, where she led media relations, analyst relations, and executive communications for the leading blockchain oracle network as it expanded into institutional finance and tokenized assets. Before that, she built and led the public relations function at Protocol Labs, the organization behind IPFS and Filecoin. Earlier in her career, she served as Associate Vice President at Ditto PR, where she led media strategy for blockchain and fintech clients.

A journalist by training, Anastasia began her career in the newsroom before moving into communications. She was named to PRWeek's Dashboard 25 (Class of 2021) in recognition of her work as an emerging communications leader in tech.

Anastasia Golovina

Chief Communications Officer

Anastasia Golovina is Chief Communications Officer at HPC, where she leads communications strategy in support of its mission to advance clear regulatory frameworks for onchain derivatives markets. She oversees media relations, messaging, and public engagement, translating HPC's policy work into language that reaches the audiences shaping regulation.

Prior to joining HPC, Anastasia was Head of Public Relations at Chainlink Labs, where she led media relations, analyst relations, and executive communications for the leading blockchain oracle network as it expanded into institutional finance and tokenized assets. Before that, she built and led the public relations function at Protocol Labs, the organization behind IPFS and Filecoin. Earlier in her career, she served as Associate Vice President at Ditto PR, where she led media strategy for blockchain and fintech clients.

A journalist by training, Anastasia began her career in the newsroom before moving into communications. She was named to PRWeek's Dashboard 25 (Class of 2021) in recognition of her work as an emerging communications leader in tech.

Brad Bourque

Senior Counsel

Brad Bourque is Senior Counsel at HPC, where he executes the organization’s legal and regulatory strategy. His work ensures that HPC’s policy positions are legally grounded, technically informed, and responsive to evolving rulemakings and regulatory developments.

Prior to joining HPC, Brad was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he advised DeFi infrastructure providers, U.S. financial institutions, and industry associations on securities, commodities, and banking law. His practice included regulatory engagements, investigations, and litigation involving derivatives regulation, intermediary frameworks, trading protocols, prediction markets, tokenized instruments, and other matters related to digital assets.

Brad Bourque

Senior Counsel

Brad Bourque is Senior Counsel at HPC, where he executes the organization’s legal and regulatory strategy. His work ensures that HPC’s policy positions are legally grounded, technically informed, and responsive to evolving rulemakings and regulatory developments.

Prior to joining HPC, Brad was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he advised DeFi infrastructure providers, U.S. financial institutions, and industry associations on securities, commodities, and banking law. His practice included regulatory engagements, investigations, and litigation involving derivatives regulation, intermediary frameworks, trading protocols, prediction markets, tokenized instruments, and other matters related to digital assets.

Brad Bourque

Senior Counsel

Brad Bourque is Senior Counsel at HPC, where he executes the organization’s legal and regulatory strategy. His work ensures that HPC’s policy positions are legally grounded, technically informed, and responsive to evolving rulemakings and regulatory developments.

Prior to joining HPC, Brad was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he advised DeFi infrastructure providers, U.S. financial institutions, and industry associations on securities, commodities, and banking law. His practice included regulatory engagements, investigations, and litigation involving derivatives regulation, intermediary frameworks, trading protocols, prediction markets, tokenized instruments, and other matters related to digital assets.

Salah Ghazzal

Chief of Staff

Salah Ghazzal is Chief of Staff at HPC, where he sets and drives execution on the organization's strategic priorities. He owns HPC's research agenda on onchain markets, ensuring its policy positions reflect the technical reality.

A founding member of the HPC team, Salah previously served as the organization's Policy Director. Prior to joining HPC, he was Policy Lead at Variant, where he co-authored "Bringing Perps to the People," a proposal for regulating perpetual futures in the United States, and advised early-stage founders on the policy questions shaping the technology they were building. Before that, as Policy and Legislative Analysis Manager at the Blockchain Association, he led legislative analysis for the digital asset industry's largest trade association and served as the analytical lead on stablecoin policy for its 130-member coalition, including essential work leading to the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Salah Ghazzal

Chief of Staff

Salah Ghazzal is Chief of Staff at HPC, where he sets and drives execution on the organization's strategic priorities. He owns HPC's research agenda on onchain markets, ensuring its policy positions reflect the technical reality.

A founding member of the HPC team, Salah previously served as the organization's Policy Director. Prior to joining HPC, he was Policy Lead at Variant, where he co-authored "Bringing Perps to the People," a proposal for regulating perpetual futures in the United States, and advised early-stage founders on the policy questions shaping the technology they were building. Before that, as Policy and Legislative Analysis Manager at the Blockchain Association, he led legislative analysis for the digital asset industry's largest trade association and served as the analytical lead on stablecoin policy for its 130-member coalition, including essential work leading to the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Salah Ghazzal

Chief of Staff

Salah Ghazzal is Chief of Staff at HPC, where he sets and drives execution on the organization's strategic priorities. He owns HPC's research agenda on onchain markets, ensuring its policy positions reflect the technical reality.

A founding member of the HPC team, Salah previously served as the organization's Policy Director. Prior to joining HPC, he was Policy Lead at Variant, where he co-authored "Bringing Perps to the People," a proposal for regulating perpetual futures in the United States, and advised early-stage founders on the policy questions shaping the technology they were building. Before that, as Policy and Legislative Analysis Manager at the Blockchain Association, he led legislative analysis for the digital asset industry's largest trade association and served as the analytical lead on stablecoin policy for its 130-member coalition, including essential work leading to the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Sianna Xiao

Operations Lead

Sianna Xiao is Operations Lead at HPC, where she drives the organizational architecture and strategic execution necessary to advance the center’s mission. Prior to joining HPC, Sianna was the Operations Lead at a blockchain infrastructure startup, where she managed core business operations across legal, finance, and global workforce systems. Before that, she interned on the Corporate Strategy team at Fireblocks, focusing on institutional digital asset workflows and fintech compliance.

Sianna Xiao

Operations Lead

Sianna Xiao is Operations Lead at HPC, where she drives the organizational architecture and strategic execution necessary to advance the center’s mission. Prior to joining HPC, Sianna was the Operations Lead at a blockchain infrastructure startup, where she managed core business operations across legal, finance, and global workforce systems. Before that, she interned on the Corporate Strategy team at Fireblocks, focusing on institutional digital asset workflows and fintech compliance.

Sianna Xiao

Operations Lead

Sianna Xiao is Operations Lead at HPC, where she drives the organizational architecture and strategic execution necessary to advance the center’s mission. Prior to joining HPC, Sianna was the Operations Lead at a blockchain infrastructure startup, where she managed core business operations across legal, finance, and global workforce systems. Before that, she interned on the Corporate Strategy team at Fireblocks, focusing on institutional digital asset workflows and fintech compliance.