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Christopher Gannatti

Global Head of Research at WisdomTree
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Christopher Gannatti is the Global Head of Research at WisdomTree. He started at WisdomTree in 2010, working directly with Jeremy Schwartz, CFA®, Director of Research as a Research Analyst Since then, he has worked as Associate Director of Research and Head of Research (Europe) before taking his current role in 2021. He is responsible for numerous communications on investment strategy globally, particularly in the thematic equity space.

Prior to WisdomTree, Christopher came to WisdomTree from Lord Abbett, where he worked for four and a half years as a Regional Consultant.

He received his MBA in Quantitative Finance, Accounting, and Economics from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 2010 and his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University in Economics in 2006. Christopher is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation.

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  • Semiconductor Sector Faces Major Challenges in 2025
    Christopher highlights Nvidia's need to adapt to a shift from training to inference-focused compute, Broadcom's ASIC market challenges, and Intel's uncertain future. He discusses President Trump's stance on the CHIPS Act and tariffs, and the impact of lower-cost AI solutions like DeepSeek. The semiconductor sector's future hinges on strategic adaptations and geopolitical influences.
  • Global Shift: Nuclear Power Gains Momentum Amidst Energy Challenges
    Chris highlights that at COP28, over 20 nations committed to tripling nuclear power by 2050, emphasizing uranium's role in decarbonization. He notes, "The U.S. and allies pledged $4.2 billion to secure uranium supply chains." As AI demands rise, nuclear's reliability and density make it a prime energy source, poised for significant growth in global energy strategies.
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  • "You're in a position where, if systems like this can help with regulatory documentation and performance reporting and things of that nature, you still have humans reviewing, you still have people in the loop to ensure the systems aren't hallucinating," he said. "That is another very interesting area of asset management broadly, which is not as exciting admittedly as picking the stocks and trying to outperform, but probably a lot more time gets spent on documentation, regulation, reporting and all these different things that are required."” – Ignites

  • "For much of the year, investors questioned if they were ‘falling behind' rivals like Amazon and Alphabet," Gannatti noted. "However, we must remember that Apple is possibly the most trusted brand on the consumer side of the electronics market." – Benzinga

  • “‘If your number-one goal is capturing momentum, this strategy is not designed for that, because we are going to rebalance,’ says Christopher Gannatti, global head of research at WisdomTree, whose AI fund is roughly equal-weighted. It makes some semiannual adjustments as market conditions change; the fund has 2.2% in Nvidia. ‘We don’t believe we know the future well enough to be putting upward of 6% or 8% in any one company,’ says Gannatti.” - Wall Street Journal

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