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Harry Vadalkar

Instructor, Financial Planning and FinTech Programs, SAIT

Harry Vadalkar is a FinTech educator, blockchain researcher, and financial planning expert dedicated to fusing technology with financial literacy. With over a decade of experience, Harry has shaped the future of finance through entrepreneurship, education, and innovation. As an Instructor at SAIT, he developed Canada’s first bachelor-level FinTech major and teaches in the CFP-approved financial planning stream.

He is the founder of Edufinwizards, a global education platform that has delivered over 55,000 hours of financial training to more than 19,000 learners. As a co-founder of BitBox, one of the earliest Bitcoin mining and trading firms, and a blockchain strategist at Phoenix Defi Investments, Harry pioneers AI-powered research in tokenomics and investment analytics.

A TEDx speaker, advisor to the National Judicial Institute, and faculty mentor at SAIT’s Student Investment Club, Harry brings deep insight and a passion for guiding the next generation of fintech leaders. His work spans education, blockchain ethics, AI in finance, and bridging the knowledge gap in emerging technologies.