Biography of Hasshi Sudler

Hasshi Sudler is Chairman and CEO of Internet Think Tank, a science and technology research institute, and a professor at Villanova University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering instructing in cyber security and blockchain technology. Sudler has more than 25 years of experience in technology management. 

Prior to founding his company, he served as a bilingual corporate strategist for a Japanese software firm developing UNIX graphical software. He later worked as a telecommunications engineer for Hitachi America, supporting major Japanese financial institutions. Between 1995 and 2001, he held numerous IT management positions at Morgan Stanley global investment bank, leading technology initiatives in its New York, Japan and Asia offices. 

He has published and presented research on topics spanning internet technology, online piracy, distance learning, cybersecurity and blockchain. Sudler was awarded best paper by the International Applied Business Research Association for research on distance learning technology in 2003, the MIT Leadership Award from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2013, the Villanova University School of Engineering Professional Achievement Award in 2016, and the Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence Award in 2021. He is a contributing author of two books: The Handbook of Research on Counterfeiting and Illicit Trade, published in 2017; and BLOCKCHAIN IMPACT!, published in 2021. 

Hasshi Sudler earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).