Matt Hougan
Matt Hougan is an investment industry executive in ETFs and crypto assets who serves as chief investment officer of the crypto asset manager Bitwise Asset Management and was previously CEO of ETF.com.
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Key facts
2015–2016Leading the Sale of ETF.com
2020Co-Founding Advisor Circle
In 2020, he co-founded Advisor Circle, a company serving the financial advisor industry, with Matt Middleton and John Swolfs.[3]
October 20, 2021Announcing Future Proof
On October 20, 2021, Advisor Circle, together with Josh Brown, Barry Ritholtz and others, announced Future Proof, a wealth management industry event, with the first edition scheduled for September 11–14, 2022, in Huntington Beach, California.[3]
As of October 2026: Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise
He is chief investment officer of Bitwise Asset Management; a SALT speaker profile posted in July 2021 already used this title, while his ForbesForbesForbes is an American business media brand that began with Forbes magazine, founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is known for rankings such as the Forbes 400, the World’s Billionaires list and 30 Under 30, and operates Forbes.com, ForbesLive events and licensed editions in 81 countries. Since 2014 a majority stake has been held by the Hong Kong investment group Integrated Whale Media; a 2021 plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company was terminated in 2022. It is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.Open the full entry contributor page uses another Bitwise title of his, “Global Head of Research.”[2][4][5]
Bitwise publishes “CIO Memos,” a weekly market commentary series written by him and the firm’s research team.[6]
Publications and Industry Recognition
He co-authored two publications from the CFA Institute Research Foundation, one on exchange-traded funds and one on crypto assets, and writes a crypto column for Forbes.[4][2]
According to SALT’s speaker profile, he was a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable, was inducted into ETFdb’s ETF Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from ETF.com; he also sits on the board of Equbot.[4]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Bitwise Asset Management: Official website: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ (opens in a new window)[2]
X: Public account: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan (opens in a new window)[5]
Sources
- Matt Hougan Bio CAP2024 (opens in a new window)
- Our Team | Bitwise (opens in a new window)
- Financial Media Executives Matt Middleton, Josh Brown, John Swolfs, Barry Ritholtz and Matt Hougan Announce ‘Future Proof,’ a Groundbreaking New Wealth Festival (opens in a new window)
- Matt Hougan (opens in a new window)
- Matt Hougan (opens in a new window)
- CIO Memos (opens in a new window)