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Cathie Wood founded ARK to focus solely on disruptive innovation while adding new dimensions to research.
Cathie Wood has over 40 years of experience identifying and investing in innovation.
ARK Investment Management LLC was registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2014.
Cathie Wood spent twelve years at AllianceBernstein as CIO of Global Thematic Strategies, managing over $5 billion.
ARK identifies large-scale investment opportunities in public markets resulting from technological innovations centered around multiomic sequencing, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy storage, and blockchain technology.
Ariel Harrison joined ARK in August 2019.
Ariel Harrison is responsible for identifying, developing, and nurturing strategic partnerships for ARK.
Thomas Hartmann-Boyce joined ARK in June 2021.
Thomas Hartmann-Boyce leads ARK's client solutions effort, with responsibility for delivering investment support, client retention, and sales enablement across global markets.
Carl Henrik Hagerup joined ARK Invest as the Head of Northern European Sales in November 2024.
Carl Henrik Hagerup is responsible for managing relationships with institutional and wholesale clients across Northern Europe.
Glyn Hunter joined ARK in May 2026.
Glyn Hunter is responsible for fund accounting and financial reporting across a differentiated vehicle designed to support long-term investment in disruptive innovation.
Tasha Keeney joined ARK in January 2014.
Tasha Keeney oversees financial modeling across ARK's research teams and manages strategic opportunities associated with ARK's institutional efforts.
Mark Keller joined ARK in May 2022.
Mark Keller manages and oversees ARK's technological strategy, roadmap, and infrastructure.
Chris Konstantinidis joined ARK in October 2025.
Chris Konstantinidis assists in the preparation and maintenance of financial reporting, general ledger accounting, treasury, accounts payable, and fund accounting for ARK.
Sam Korus joined ARK in July 2015.
Cathie Wood co-founded Tupelo Capital Management, a hedge fund that managed approximately $800 million in global thematic strategies in 2000.
Cathie Wood worked for 18 years with Jennison Associates LLC as Chief Economist, Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager, and Director.
Cathie Wood started her career in Los Angeles, California, at The Capital Group as an Assistant Economist.
Cathie Wood received her Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Finance and Economics from the University of Southern California in 1981.
In 2018, Bloomberg editors selected Cathie Wood to its second annual Bloomberg 50 list of influential people.
Fortune named Cathie Wood to its exclusive roundtable of experts in the annual Fortune Investors Guide for 2019.
In 2016, Cathie Wood received the "Women in Finance - Outstanding Contribution Award" from Market Media.
Cathie Wood was a featured speaker at the World Economic Forum (China) in 2016 and 2017.
In 2018, Cathie Wood launched the Duddy Innovation Institute at Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles.
The Duddy Innovation Institute offers a challenging educational experience for young women eager to stretch their learning beyond traditional knowledge acquisition.
Ovid Amadi joined ARK in November 2025.
Ovid Amadi manages the genomics and biotechnology focused portfolios and leads ARK's life science research efforts.
Prior to ARK, Ovid Amadi was a Managing Director at RTW Investments, investing in public and private medical technology companies.
Ovid Amadi received a PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.
Grant Banko joined ARK in March 2024.
Grant Banko works directly with ARK's investment team to create and deliver in-depth knowledge to internal and external clients.
Prior to ARK, Grant Banko was a Client Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein, specializing in Concentrated Growth Equity and Select US Equity Platforms.
Tom Barker joined ARK in October 2021.
Tom Barker works closely with clients and the sales team to promote an understanding of the ARK product range.
Prior to ARK, Tom Barker was an ETF Product Strategist at Invesco.
Maximilian Bentien joined ARK in March 2026.
Maximilian Bentien is responsible for the support and coverage of the German speaking regions (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) for ARK Europe.
Florian Berberich joined ARK in September 2021.
Florian Berberich is responsible for the coverage of ARK's entire range of clients in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Rahul Bhushan joined ARK in September 2023 following ARK's acquisition of Rize ETF.
Rahul Bhushan is Global Head of Investment Products and a Director on the board of the ARK Invest UCITS ICAV.
Rahul Bhushan co-founded Rize ETF, Europe's first specialist sustainable thematic ETF issuer, launched in 2020.
Kyle Bodine joined ARK in June 2022.
Kyle Bodine is responsible for the management of ARK's corporate entity's accounting records, financial statement preparation, budget and forecasting, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) framework.
Ben Boxer joined ARK in February 2024.
Ben Boxer executes on ARK's daily content needs, including producing engaging videos, generating podcast content, and crafting informative stories.
Kellen Carter joined ARK in April 2016.
Kellen Carter provides a full range of regulatory, compliance, and legal advice to ARK on all business matters.
Kellen Carter began his career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Securities Compliance Examiner.
Makenzi Cella joined ARK in April 2021.
Makenzi Cella is responsible for the supervision and implementation of ARK's Code of Ethics program and private vehicle oversight processes.
Bill Cox joined ARK as the Principal Financial Officer of Investment Products in June 2018.
Bill Cox leads investment product, account, and fund procedural activities for ARK with over 30 years of experience in fund accounting and administration.
Lisa Dodd is responsible for implementing ARK's global marketing strategy across all channels and partners.
Frank Downing joined ARK in April 2021.