The Exchange by EW&L Private Wealth Brett Winton (Chief Futurist) Ark Invest: The case for disruptive technology is stronger than it ever has been
In today’s episode, we speak with Brett Winton, the chief futurist for Ark Invest. Brett joined ARK in February 2014 and has worked alongside Cathie for almost 15 years since their time at Alliance Bernstein. As Chief Futurist, Brett drives ARK’s long-term forecasts across convergent technologies, economies, and asset classes, helping ARK dimension the impact of disruptive innovation as it transforms public equities, private equities, crypto assets, fixed income, and the global economy. Brett also serves on the ARK Venture Investment Committee. Brett joined ARK as Director of Research, guiding and managing the proprietary research of ARK’s investment team. Prior to ARK, Brett served as a Vice President and Senior Analyst on the Research on Strategic Change team at Alliance Bernstein. Brett earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
In the episode, we covered everything from why disruptive technology now through the size of the opportunity for some of the portfolio companies like Tesla, Coinbase and DraftKings.
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