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Jono Steinberg

Jono Steinberg

Formal First Name
Jonathan (Jono)
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1964 - present
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Jonathan Steinberg is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of WisdomTree, a premier exchange traded fund specialist based in New York. Under his leadership, WisdomTree evolved from an investment magazine publisher into an indexing business, which then developed into an ETF provider in 2006. Jono also serves as President and member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Jono, together with Luciano Siracusano, was responsible for the creation and development of WisdomTree’s proprietary index methodology. Prior to establishing WisdomTree, he served as Chairman and CEO of Individual Investor Group, Inc., and held the role of Editor-in-Chief of Individual Investor and Ticker magazines. Jono also served as an Analyst in the M&A Department of Bear Stearns, an investment banking firm.

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Academic History

  • Under his leadership, WisdomTree has grown into the seventh-largest US ETF manager and the 13th biggest player globally with products listed in the US, Europe and Canada.

  • Jonathan has worked as WisdomTree's Chief Executive Officer since 1998, and President from 2012 to 2019.

  • Since 1988, he has been on the Board of Directors, serving as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors until 2004.

  • He also served as Editor-in-Chief of 2 magazines formerly published by the company - Individual Investor and Ticker.

  • Jono is the author of Midas Investing, a step-by-step guide to investment that presents successful strategies and methods for making money in the stock market.

  • A published author, his book has been published by Times books, a division of Random House, Inc.