People

Kiril Sokoloff

Kiril Sokoloff

Formal First Name
Kiril
Dates
1947 - present

Kiril Sokoloff is a legendary investor, researcher and thought leader who has been an advisor to many of the largest pools of global capital for over three decades. Sokoloff is the Founder and Chairman of 13D Research, an independent institutional global research firm. Under his leadership, 13D has a nearly 40-year track record of detecting changes that will impact businesses and investments around the world. He is also the author of “What I Learned This Week,” the highly-respected weekly business newsletter published through 13D, which provides a compilation of chart analysis focused on intermediate and long-term market trends. For over 40 years, Sokoloff has foreseen many of the great secular trends, and has predicted major inflection points in energy and commodity prices. He is a global investment strategist who has earned a unique perspective in the markets, and has been involved in almost every aspect of finance—from hedge fund management to venture capital to private equity investment. Sokoloff has also served as an advisor to many of the largest pools of global capital and spends much of the year traveling in key global markets.

PREDICTIONS

  • Sokoloff has called the big shifts in the world over several decades, from the growth of post-Tiananmen China to the rise of the tech sector in the mid-1990s.

  • He has presciently forecasted the five great secular trends of the last 40 years that have defined investment performance and business opportunity. 

  • He has predicted major market inflection points, including 1980, 2002, and 2008 and recently stated sanctions on Russia will result in economic suicide for Europe.


EARLY CAREER

  • Sokoloff became one of the most closely sought after independent thinkers and strategists on Wall Street.

  • He was also one of the first foreign professional investors to invest in Hong Kong.

  • He introduced many of the largest money management firms in the US to the historic investment opportunity in Hong Kong and China.

  • Throughout the 1980s, he lectured widely to investment groups all over the country, arguing for extended disinflation.  

  • He has been active in philanthropy in areas of healthcare, education, and the scaling of human consciousness.


MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

  • Sokoloff is a dynamic speaker to crowds both large and intimate.

  • He has appeared as a host and guest on Real Vision.