Khurram Dara

About

Khurram Dara is a lawyer who ran as the Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General in 2026, challenging incumbent Letitia James on a platform of ending regulatory overreach and restoring New York as a hub for innovation in digital assets and frontier technology. Dara brings deep industry credentials to his campaign. He most recently served as Regulatory and Policy Principal at Bain Capital Crypto, the digital asset arm of the global investment firm, and previously held a policy counsel role at Coinbase during the SEC's high-profile 2022 investigation of the exchange. Earlier in his career, he practiced at the Wall Street firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Dara holds a law degree from Columbia Law School and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.