# Emiliano Bonassi - Candidate for Security Council

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/emiliano-bonassi-candidate-for-security-council/29952>\
**Category:** Security Council Elections\
**Tags:** sep-2025-elections\
**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/emiliano-bonassi-candidate-for-security-council/29952 "2025-09-11T21:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![emilianobonassi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/emilianobonassi/32/15357_2.png) [@emilianobonassi](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/emilianobonassi)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/emiliano-bonassi-candidate-for-security-council/29952/1 "2025-09-11T21:34:50Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m Emiliano, looking to run as a candidate in the upcoming election. I am currently serving on the Arbitrum Security Council.

### Experience

- **Rollup Eng Lead at [Conduit](https://www.conduit.xyz/)**: powering the majority of Ethereum rollups (60+ mainnets, 3B+ tx, $4B secured)

- 2+ years with **Arbitrum Nitro Rollups** : deployments, upgrades, customizations, security

- **Day by day**  **collaboration** with the team developing Arbitrum Nitro; identified critical issues preventing reorgs/frozen funds

- Worked on deployments for projects like **Proof of Play, AnimeChain by Azuki and Ethena**

### Security Work

- Whitehat since 2020: discovered bugs in **Yearn, Synthetix, Curve** , and many other protocols, preventing losses of $10M+

- Recovery ops beyond web3, e.g. **Convex DNS exploit** with AWS support

- Former **Head of Research at Immunefi**

- Part of the initial group forming **Seal911** for rapid incident response

- Led **complex escalations for enterprise customers at AWS** , including recovery from critical security incidents

### Selected Discoveries

- **Inside the War Room That Saved Primitive Finance** - [https://medium.com/immunefi/inside-the-war-room-that-saved-primitive-finance-6509e2188c86](https://medium.com/immunefi/inside-the-war-room-that-saved-primitive-finance-6509e2188c86)

- **Synthetix multi-collateral loans bug** – [https://x.com/synthetix\_io/status/1348500227838251011](https://x.com/synthetix_io/status/1348500227838251011)

- **Curve/Idle Finance bug** – [https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1342882847716237318](https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1342882847716237318)

- **Yearn EvilGauge bug** – [https://x.com/bantg/status/1315288079356366848](https://x.com/bantg/status/1315288079356366848)

### Contributions

- **Revoke Safe Module** – [https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1645361260794347520](https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1645361260794347520)

- **Whitehacks Kit** – [https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1687185641845456897](https://x.com/emilianobonassi/status/1687185641845456897)

- Invited speaker at **[Stanford](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCBn43kEdno)** and other venues on security practices

### Why Vote for Me

- Deep technical knowledge of **rollup**  **smart contracts and node infrastructure**

- Proven crisis management in high-pressure incidents

- Ability to connect dots rapidly, assess implications, and coordinate effective recovery plans

Thank you,  
Emiliano

- X: [https://x.com/emilianobonassi](https://x.com/emilianobonassi)

- Website: [https://emilianobonassi.com](https://emilianobonassi.com)

**Disclosure** : I also serve in the **[Optimism Security Council](https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/15488122171194062441480404384027616672318062743967765547423316224250828775058)** and **[Sherlock Protocol Claims Committee](https://docs.sherlock.xyz/governance/roles)**.