Amira is a seasoned policy professional and entrepreneur. Currently, she’s on the strategy team at the Solana Foundation, where she runs global policy and initiatives to support early stage founders building on blockchain. Prior to that, she founded and led a creator economy company called Glow, which was acquired by Libsyn (LSYN) in 2021. Amira previously served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama White House and as advisor in the State Department Office of Policy Planning.
Amira has an MBA/MPA from the Wharton School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a BA from Yale University. She lives in Cambridge, MA, where she serves on the board of Cambridge Local First, which supports local independent businesses.