Sei Development Foundation Appoints Jamie Finn as Strategic Advisor

Fintech veteran and Securitize Co-Founder to advise on strategic growth and RWA adoption on Sei

NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sei Development Foundation, a US-based non-profit focused on the advancement and adoption of open source protocols like Sei, today announced that Securitize Co-Founder Jamie Finn has joined as a strategic advisor. As a fintech entrepreneur and operator, Finn will leverage his over 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology, finance, and digital assets to provide strategic direction regarding RWA adoption and use cases on Sei.

Finn brings a wealth of expertise in pioneering tokenized digital assets and RWAs to the Sei Development Foundation. As the Co-Founder and former President of Securitize, Finn successfully led the company to become a registered broker-dealer, transfer agent, registered investment advisor, and alternative trading system. During his time with the organization, he assisted in the establishment of Securitize as a market leader in digital asset infrastructure. As an Advisor to the Sei Development Foundation, Finn will explore use cases and potential partnerships that expand on institutional adoption of open-source protocols like Sei.

"The next evolution of blockchain is about unlocking meaningful connectivity between traditional finance and the onchain economy," commented Jamie Finn, Strategic Advisor to Sei Development Foundation. "Sei's performance and developer-first approach make it a compelling platform for tokenized RWA strategies that are scalable, compliant, and institutional-grade. I'm excited to support the Sei Development Foundation in building the infrastructure needed to bridge capital, grow market access, and drive sustainable adoption of tokenized assets and beyond."

Prior to Securitize, Finn held executive roles at companies including AT&T, Telefonica, and Ericsson, as well as multiple venture-backed startups. He has been involved in over $700M in M&A transactions and now focuses on advising blockchain and RWA platforms.

"Jamie brings a rare combination of institutional credibility, deep technical insight, and hands-on experience building real-world asset platforms," commented Justin Barlow, Executive Director at the Sei Development Foundation. "As we continue to scale the Sei ecosystem, improve performance, and refine user experience, his guidance will be instrumental in shaping go-to-market strategies, engaging with leading asset managers, and accelerating the adoption of tokenized assets onchain. We're thrilled to welcome him as a strategic advisor at this pivotal moment for the Sei Development Foundation."

About Sei

Sei is a Layer 1 blockchain that combines the advantages of Ethereum and Solana: the dominant development standard of Ethereum with the performance of Solana. Sei launched its mainnet in 2023, and has since processed billions of transactions across more than 18 million wallets. Currently on Devnet, Sei's V3 Giga update will make Sei 50x more performant than any existing EVM chain, serving as a groundbreaking new scaling approach for the Ethereum ecosystem. The team is backed by Multicoin, Jump, Coinbase Ventures, and many more.

To learn more about Sei, please visit https://www.seifdn.org.

About Sei Development Foundation

Sei Development Foundation is an independent US non-profit dedicated to the advancement and adoption of open source, permissionless protocols like Sei – the fastest EVM Layer-1 blockchain built to support world-scale decentralized applications. Through education, funding, and ecosystem support, the Foundation collaborates with a global community of builders and users to promote and expand the benefits of Sei and related projects.

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