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SVP & Head of U.S. at Xapo

Teymour Farman-Farmaian is currently Head of USA at XAPO, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin custodians. Previously, Mr. Farman-Farmaian was CMO at Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming service, a company he joined in 2011. Mr. Farman-Farmaian was responsible for subscription revenues and led a team of over 100 employees. He helped triple revenue growth to hit a $500 million run rate, and achieve 7.5 million DAU. In 2012, Mr. Farman-Farmaian left Spotify to focus on various start-ups with heavy viral and engagement components. Before Spotify, Mr. Farman-Farmaian spent close to two years with Zynga (ZNGA) as GM of Partnerships. There, he was responsible for Zynga’s multi-billion dollar partnership with Facebook as well as relationships with Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG). Mr. Farman-Farmaian joined Zynga after six years at Google where he held various roles including Director of European Sales Operations. Mr. Farman-Farmaian has a BA from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard University.