Patrick Hansen
Patrick Hansen is a Director, EU Strategy and Policy Advisor at Circle, a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.
Current Work
Director, EU Strategy & PolicyCircle
Crypto Venture AdvisorPresight Capital
AdvisorBFG Blockchain Founders Group AG
ContributorStanford RegTrax Initiative at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics
Head of Strategy & Business DevelopmentUnstoppable Finance
Previous Work
Head of BlockchainBITKOM e.V.
Jul 2019 – Sep 2021Project ManagerBITKOM e.V.
Feb 2019 – Jul 2019Project Manager StartupsBITKOM e.V.
Jan 2018 – Feb 2019MEP staff member in the European ParliamentEuropean Parliament
Mar 2017 – Jul 2017Business Intern at VC TheFamilyTheFamily
Sep 2014 – Dec 2014Education
Sciences Po AixBinational Master of Arts (MA) with Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, International Business
2015 – 2017Charles UniversityErasmus, Economics/Finance
2016 – 2016The University of FreiburgBinational Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Sciences Po Aix, Political Science, Public Policy, Economics
2012 – 2015
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026