Joël Valenzuela is the news editor and public outreach director for Dash Force. He is a veteran writer and journalist in the cryptocurrency space, having previously written for Cointelegraph, and has spoken at numerous conferences including the Texas Bitcoin Conference and Liberty Forum. He attended George Wythe University for undergraduate studies in Statesmanship, and postgraduate studies in Global Affairs at the University of Buckingham. He previously had a long professional history in politics, having worked for organizations such as the Cato Institute and the White House under George W. Bush.