Lightning Talk: Digital Assets

Hadley Stern is the Global Head of Digital Asset Custody at BNY Mellon. He is responsible for the delivery and strategy of this foundational product that will allow institutions to custody Digital Assets with the bank, building on his extensive experience in finance and technology.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Hadley was the Head of Amazon Web Services’ Innovation Lab, helping their customers identify opportunities and work through experimentation to net-new scaled deployments. Prior to Amazon Web Services, Hadley was the Chief Operating Officer at Bloq and the Founding President of Fidelity Digital Assets. In his role as Founding President, Hadley led the team creating the independent legal entity, built the development, product, design, operations and compliance organizations to launch the business.

Additionally, within the digital asset space, Hadley serves as a mentor to Sparklabs Cyber and Blockchain and sits on the board of Flipside Crypto. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.