Tim Sparapani is a whiskey enthusiast and startup legal advisor. Tim recently successfully sold Blue Run Spirits, the ultra-premium modern whiskey from Kentucky, to Molson Coors, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Coors Spirits Co. and a consultant to that business. He has had numerous successful exits of technology companies during the last dozen years. He provides legal and policy advice to companies of all sizes and to consumer protection, online trust and safety, and privacy advocacy non-profits. Previously, he served as Meta’s (nee Facebook’s) first Director of Public Policy and as Senior Privacy and Immigration Rights attorney for the ACLU. Tim is a sought-after speaker on emerging technology issues and constitutional law questions. He resides in Washington, DC, when not in Kentucky or traveling with his family. He recommends Ale’s whiskey with a single rock in a glass.