13 Facts About Joseph Bankman

Allan Joseph Bankman was born on 1955 and is an American legal scholar and psychologist.

Joseph Bankman is the Ralph M Parsons Professor of Law and Business at Stanford Law School.

Joseph Bankman was employed at FTX, the cryptocurrency company founded by his son, Sam Bankman-Fried, who is an entrepreneur and convicted felon.

Joseph Bankman later earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University.

Joseph Bankman is a scholar in the discipline of tax law and is a compiler of two tax casebooks, including Federal Income Taxation.

Joseph Bankman worked as a counselor for first-year law students on handling the anxiety of law school.

Joseph Bankman spent an estimated $30,000 to $35,000 of his own money on the fight against Intuit.

Joseph Bankman served as a co-host of the Stanford Legal podcast along with fellow professor Pamela Karlan.

In 2021, Joseph Bankman took a leave of absence from Stanford Law to work full time at FTX.

Joseph Bankman was a paid part-time employee of FTX prior to its bankruptcy.

Joseph Bankman worked for the company for 11 months and focused much of his work on charitable operations.

Joseph Bankman reportedly served as the first attorney for FTX when the exchange was in its nascent stages.

Joseph Bankman raised funds for the firm before its bankruptcy; via a connection to his former Stanford Law School student Orlando Bravo, Bankman made an introduction which led to a $125 million investment in FTX from private equity firm Thoma Bravo in June 2021.