Brendan Ahern
Brendan Ahern is the Chief Investment Officer of KraneShares, an asset management firm delivering China-focused exchange traded funds to global investors. He leads the firm's research and education efforts and actively works with investors on a variety of subjects ranging from asset allocation to trading to articulating the growing influence that index providers hold in the asset management industry. Brendan is considered a preeminent expert in global financial markets with a particular focus on China. His career has spanned a period of tremendous growth for ETFs, which has contributed to his profound knowledge of the ETF landscape. Prior to joining KraneShares, he spent over ten years with Barclays Global Investors, now BlackRock iShares, during the rollout of their ETF business.
Brendan Ahern Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Investment Officer
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Director
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Sales Associate
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Sales Associate
Academic History
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M.S., Financial Analysis
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Bachelor of Arts
Brendan is considered a preeminent expert in global financial markets with a particular focus on China.
He produces a daily update called China Last Night which also appears as a column on Forbes.
He is a frequent visitor to China and actively maintains daily contact with a deep local research network of investment banks, brokers, and regional and boutique research firms.
He was an early pioneer of the US exchange traded fund (ETF) industry as one of the first 20 employees of iShares by BlackRock.
Within iShares, he experienced the proliferation of ETFs and the growth of the ETF industry firsthand.
During his tenure at iShares, he saw AUM grow from a few billion to $1.5 trillion.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
He is often sought after by leading business and financial outlets, and regularly appears on CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Investor's Business Daily.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.