Matt Hougan

About

Chief Investment Officer Current Role: Chief Investment Officer for Bitwise Asset Management, a specialist crypto asset manager that manages more than $15 billion across a suite of US ETFs, European ETFs, SMAs, staking solutions, onchain vaults, and active strategies. Background: 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. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business, and a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable. Publications: 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.” * Affiliations: Co-founder of FutureProof (creator of the world’s largest financial services conference); board member of QuantumStreet AI (an AI-driven investing company with $7 billion in assets under management); and strategic advisor to Blockworks. Education: Graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in philosophy. Why Matt is a Good Fit for the Council: As the investment mind behind one of the world's largest crypto-specialist asset managers, Matt brings an intimate understanding of capital allocation, product packaging, and the mindsets of financial advisors and institutions. His unique background as an ETF pioneer who literally helped write the book on cryptoassets for the CFA Institute ensures the council benefits from structural market expertise, index-building precision, and deep awareness of capital deployment across regulated wrapper structures.