Odaily News SBF’s father, Stanford University law professor Joe Bankman, is also closely involved in the operation of FTX. He has participated in many decisions of FTX, including tax issues, and provided marketing materials for FTX and FTT. In addition, SBF often consulted his father on legal issues, and a former FTX staff member said that when employees came up with any legal advice, SBF would say that he needed to call Joe first. (Bloomberg)