Jeff Bandman

Jeff Bandman is a regulatory strategist and former senior U.S. CFTC official who currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of 6529 Capital, a digital assets investment firm. At the CFTC he held roles as special counsel to the chairman, director of the Division of Clearing and Risk, and fintech advisor to Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, during which time he founded and led LabCFTC, the agency's regulatory innovation initiative. He is widely credited with helping Kalshi navigate the CFTC approval process beginning in early 2019, ultimately enabling the company to become the first federally regulated event contract exchange in the United States. He also operates Bandman Advisors, an advisory practice serving governments, financial firms, and startups on regulatory and innovation strategy.