Perimeter People / Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest
Cathie Wood
Cathie Wood founded ARK Investment Management in 2014 and serves as its chief executive and chief investment officer. She developed the firm’s investment approach around disruptive technologies and has ultimate responsibility for investment decisions. Before ARK, she led global thematic strategies at AllianceBernstein and co-founded Tupelo Capital Management. Her public commentary connects macroeconomic developments with research on artificial intelligence, robotics, energy storage, genomic technologies, and blockchain networks.
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Original perspectives
Letters, conversations & public records.
Video
In The Know — September 2026 ↗
Wood’s monthly discussion of economic data, technological change, and markets.
Video
In The Know — August 2026 ↗
Her analysis of labor-market data, AI costs, energy, and monetary policy.
Article
ARK’s Big Ideas 2026 ↗
ARK’s team research on disruptive innovation; this is a firm publication rather than a solely authored Wood essay.
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Profile checked September 18, 2026. Editorial notes are Perimeter’s interpretation.