Brian Morgenstern Head of Public Policy at Riot Platforms. He is primarily responsible for leading Riot’s advocacy efforts at the state and federal level regarding legislative and regulatory issues. Brian also serves on the executive committee of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the board of directors of the Texas Blockchain Council.

Prior to Riot, Brian served as White House deputy press secretary, deputy communications director, and special assistant to the President of the United States from 2020 to 2021. Prior thereto, he served at the U.S. Treasury Department as senior advisor, deputy assistant secretary, and chief speechwriter to the Secretary. From 2010 to 2017, Brian practiced law at a large global firm in New York handling litigation as well as white collar and regulatory investigations. 

Brian earned his B.A. in government from Georgetown University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.

Zach Whiting is the Public Policy Manager at Riot Platforms. He works on Riot’s advocacy efforts at the state and federal level regarding legislative and regulatory issues. Prior to joining Riot he served as Policy Advisor and Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Before that he served as a state senator in his native state of Iowa. He began his career on Capitol Hill serving as Legislative Assistant and Policy Advisor to a member of Congress. He graduated summa cum laude from Stetson University with a B.A. in political science and earned his J.D. from the Regent University School of Law.