Justin Slaughter is the VP of Regulatory Affairs at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, Justin was Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Senior Advisor to Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Allison Herren Lee. Justin has also served as Chief Policy Advisor and Special Counsel to former Commissioner Sharon Bowen at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and as General Counsel to Senator Edward J. Markey. He has also served as a consultant in private practice focusing on crypto, fintech and frontier technology startups. He began his career as a law clerk to Judge Jerome Farris on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Justin holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.