Hadley Stern

Hadley Stern is the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Marinade Labs. He's been working in crypto assets and blockchain since 2014 when he was SVP of Fidelity Labs. He launched the company’s blockchain-specific incubator and digital currency group as SVP, then founded Fidelity’s Digital Asset Services division in 2016. In 2018, he was named COO at the blockchain infrastructure company Bloq; after that, he headed up the AWS Innovation Lab exploring enterprise use of other emerging technologies, including AI, quantum computing, and others. He left to lead global digital asset custody for the Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), where he launched the industry’s first bank-grade platform for digital asset custody (on bitcoin and Ethereum). Hadley is an advisor to startups and technology businesses and received a B.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design as well as from Concordia University.