ABOUT DAVID SARNA

DAVID E. Y. SARNA is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, columnist, and author of four books, including History of Greed, published by Wiley in September of 2010. His popular blog, GreedWatcher.com, covers financial greed. He has 35 years of experience as a technology investor, entrepreneur, and management consultant and is the founder and managing director of Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. He is a frequent speaker and has appeared many times on national television, including CNN, FOX Network, and MSNBC. He lives in suburban New York.

ABOUT HISTORY OF GREED
How markets are manipulated, books are cooked, Ponzi schemes are hatched, and how the government only closes the barn door once the cows have all escaped.

From the earliest financial scams of the 17th century through the headline-grabbing Wall Street scandals of our times, History of Greed exposes the true and riveting stories of how both naïve and sophisticated investors were fooled by unscrupulous entrepreneurs, lawyers, hedge fund managers, CPAs, Texas billionaires, political fundraisers, music managers, financial advisers, and even former Mossad agents. Addressing the people behind the financial fraud, how they did it, and why people continually fall prey to scam artists, Sarna outlines what actions to take today to avoid becoming the victim of tomorrow’s “too good to be true” investment opportunity.

The book presents a brief history of securities fraud, including frauds surrounding the first stock exchange—The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the first naked short seller Isaac Le Maire, and the Tulip Bulb Scandal in the 1600s; the Mississippi Company Scandal and the South Sea Bubble in the 1700s; Nathan RothschildâÂ??Â??s market manipulation and John SadlierâÂ??Â??s bank fraud in 1800s, and of course the infamous Charles Ponzi in the 1910s before looking at financial fraud committed in past 30 years.

Sarna covers the wide breath of types of financial fraud, from securities fraud, naked short selling, public entity abuse, stock manipulation by company founders and executives, stock option fraud, Ponzi schemes, and accounting fraud.

PRESENTATION TOPICS

Securities Fraud & Greed

Sarna is an expert on greed, stock fraud, and other financial frauds and maintains the popular blog Greedwatcher.com®. Not only can Sarna provide a comprehensive entertaining history of financial fraud, he exposes the true and often riveting stories of how both naïve and sophisticated investors alike were fooled by unscrupulous entrepreneurs, lawyers, hedge fund managers, CPAs, Texas billionaires, political fundraisers, music managers, financial advisers, and even former Mossad agents.

Sarna tell the stories of the people behind the financial fraud, how they did it, why people continually fall prey to scam artists, and what actions people can take today to protect themselves from becoming the victim of tomorrow’s “too good to be true” investment opportunity. He explains how markets are manipulated, books are cooked, Ponzi schemes are hatched, and how the government only closes the barn door once the cows have all escaped.

Sarna covers:

•    What caused the financial mess we all find ourselves in
•    How can you avoid regulatory scrutiny
•    How to spot a fraudster
•    How the markets are manipulated

Audiences interested in hearing a speaker on these topics include:

•    Investor groups
•    Audiences of attorneys, accountants, and brokers
•    Colleges and universities
•    General audiences who like exciting tales of financial skullduggery

Cloud Computing

A recognized expert on cloud computing, Sarna maintains a blog called eyeonthecloud.com, which stays on top of developments in the filed, and authored the recently published Implementing and Developing Cloud Computer Applications. 

Sarna's speaking engagements often cover:

•    Why Cloud Computing will transform the world
•    Cloud Computing – how to profit from this disruptive technology
•    Why and how should you move to the clouds?
•    Can you afford to move to cloud computing? Can you afford not to?

Audiences interested in hearing a speaker on these topics include:

•    General (lay) audiences interested in being wowed by new, transformative technology
•    Two-year and four-year colleges audiences, seeking to learn more about a hot technology not yet covered in the curriculum
•    Information Technology managers charged with implementing cloud computing
•    Business groups looking to profit from new, disruptive technology
•    Investors wanting to know more about the players, leaders and followers, and auxiliary vendors

Jewish Crime, Jewish Ethics and Jewish Law

Sarna's lifelong interest in Talmudic study and fascinating with the intersection of American and Jewish jurisprudence culminated, in part, with his successful book History of Greed, in which many of the actors - both perpetrators and victims - are Jewish. Why is this? Does Jewish law condone “white collar crime?” Indeed not. Sarna's views have been published in publications as diverse as The Washington Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Week, Tablet Magazine, and The Jewish Voice and Opinion. He also maintains a blog, DavidBarNahum.com, which discusses these issues.

Sarna speaks on such topics as:

•    Is Greed Godly?
•    Could the application of Jewish Law have prevented the mortgage crisis?
•    Conscious Capitalism, Tikkun Olam and the Jewish Tradition
•    Standing by Things Decided: (Stare Decisis) and Jewish Law
•    Can Google translate the bible?
•    The Wandering Jew
•    Ancient Jewish Computers

Audiences interested in hearing a speaker on these topics include:

•    University Departments of Judaic Studies
•    Campus Hillel Houses
•    Synagogues (all branches of Judaism)
•    Jewish Community Centers