Matt Hougan is the Chief Investment Officer for Bitwise Asset Management, a specialist crypto asset manager that manages more than $15 billion across a suite of more than 25 ETFs, index funds, SMAs, and active strategies.
Before joining Bitwise in 2018, Hougan was CEO of ETF.com, where he created the first ETF data, ratings, and classification system, and built the world’s largest ETF conference.
Hougan’s thoughts on investing have been widely profiled in the media. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business; a columnist for Forbes; and a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable. He is co-author of two publications for the CFA Institute Research Foundation: “A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds,” and “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals.”
In addition to his role at Bitwise, Hougan is the co-founder of Future Proof, creator of the world’s largest financial services conference; a board member of QuantumStreet AI, a leading AI-driven investing company; and a strategic advisor to Blockworks, a crypto events and research company.