Sheila Warren

Sheila Warren is a globally recognized technology, policy, and strategy expert who is a board member, advisor, and investor across the ethical tech ecosystem.

Most recently, she was the CEO of the Project Liberty Institute, focused on catalyzing ethical technology. Previously, she served as the founding CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, the premier global alliance advancing responsible crypto innovation worldwide. She co-hosted “Money Reimagined,” a popular podcast on the CoinDesk network, from 2020-2024.

Prior to CCI, Sheila founded the blockchain and digital assets team at the World Economic Forum and served as the Deputy Global Head of the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where she oversaw strategy across 16 countries to advance the adoption of new technologies, including AI, XR, and data, in the global public interest.

Sheila began her career as an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore after earning degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She spent a decade in civic technology, including as an attorney, entrepreneur, product head, and TechSoup senior executive. She was the founding Executive Director of civic tech platform NGOsource, and she has dedicated her career to ensuring new technologies are built equitably and ethically.

Sheila has testified in front of Congress and various state legislatures and frequently comments in print, pod, and television, with appearances in Bloomberg, CNBC, PBS, NPR, FT, NYT, NYSE, WaPo, Politico, and others. She has been on main stages on five continents, she has lectured at Wharton, Stanford, Cal, and Oxford, and Sheila was named one of the Most Powerful Women in Washington by Washingtonian Magazine.