Ruben Bombardi serves as General Counsel at the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and has held prominent legal positions, including Senior Legal Counsel at Standard Chartered Bank, Director at MUFG, and Vice President at Barclays Capital. Prior experience includes serving as Counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Ruben Bombardi has advanced education credentials from the University of Oxford, having completed courses in Cyber Security for Banking and Finance and the Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, both focused on fintech and cyber security, in late 2022.