Professor Sarnie joins WPI from Fidelity Investments, where he spent 23 years in the finance industry, holding multiple executive leadership positions including VP of Strategy and Planning, VP Human Resource Systems, and VP Finance, Procurement, and Accounting Systems. He also previously held positions in both the public and private sectors for companies in the manufacturing and nonprofit industries.

Professor Sarnie is available to speak about blockchain technology, including:

- How blockchain can be used in many more applications than just cryptocurrency

- How blockchain offers use increased cyber security

- The role blockchain plays in financial technology, or Fintech

- Blockchain's role in the future of decentralized finance