Brian Morgenstern is the Head of Public Policy for Riot Platforms, Inc., one of the world’s leading bitcoin-driven digital infrastructure companies (NASDAQ: RIOT). He also represents Riot as a board member of the Texas Blockchain Council and on the executive committee of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.He is an attorney, former White House deputy press secretary and deputy communications director, and former deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury.He is also a co-author of Vignettes & Vino, a book of short stories from the White House with recipes and cocktails.Since 2021, he has been co-owner of Win the Future Strategies, LLC, a boutique public affairs firm in Washington, DC.In 2020, Brian served as White House deputy press secretary, deputy communications director, & special assistant to President Donald J. Trump. He traveled with and advised the president and other senior officials during the global pandemic, financial crisis, presidential election, severe civil unrest, and a Supreme Court confirmation.Prior to the White House, he was deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury during the implementation of the CARES Act, the largest economic relief legislation in history. He was a key liaison to the media and business community and served as chief speechwriter to Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.At Treasury, Brian also helped to lead industry education efforts regarding the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) to improve the process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).During the passage and implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, he wrote remarks and congressional testimony and represented Treasury at industry roundtables for the Opportunity Zones initiative.Brian assisted with responses to congressional inquiries, prepared nominees for Senate confirmation, and played a critical role in the election of the President of the World Bank.Prior to Treasury in 2017, Brian practiced law in New York, handling civil litigation, appellate briefing and arguments, and criminal and regulatory investigations. Earlier in his career, he served on the staffs of Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen and the House Committee on Natural Resources.Brian is licensed to practice law in the states of New York and Texas, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He also held and is eligible for a TS/SCI security clearance.He graduated from Georgetown University and Columbia Law School.