Matthew Hougan's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

I've had the pleasure of working in a wide variety of industries and locations, from the global head of research at Bitwise Asset Management in San Francisco Bay Area, to being the President of ETF.com in San Francisco, to being the Managing Director of the FundForum franchise in Europe, to working with the help of an incredible team of colleagues to create the world's leading ETF-focused conferences and educational content, to being the New Business Director at ETF.com, to helping build the franchise EquBot in the U.S. finance vertical, and to Participating in and or leading the business through its three separate highly successful transactions. I believe that these experiences have taught me valuable lessons that I've applied to my current role as Global Head of Research at Bitwise Asset Management.There are a number of reasons why I think that my experiences at Bitwise Asset Management, ETF.com and Informa contradict one another. For one, Bitwise Asset Management is a global head of research, while ETF.com is a U.S. company. Bitwise Asset Management focuses on providing the institutional-quality frameworks that are necessary to understand, analyze, evaluate, track and invest in the cryptoassets space, while ETF.com is committed to helping investors make better decisions in their portfolios. Additionally, Bitwise Asset Management was the company that was successful in selling its Data & Analytics business to FactSet while ETF.com was unsuccessfully attempting to sell its Media business to Bats Global Markets. Finally, both companies are located in San Francisco Bay Area, while I am from San Francisco. This represents a crucial dichotomy for me as I want to work in a region where I can be a part of the development of the industry and contribute to the growth of Bitwise and ETF.Overall, I think that my experiences at Bitwise Asset Management, ETF.com and Informa contradict each other in a number of ways. I think that this is a great reminder that you never know what you'll experience in your career and that it's important to have a diversified set of experiences so that you can successfully navigate any potential waters.

🎓 Education

Matthew Hougan has had a long and diverse educational journey that has taken him to a variety of different universities and career destinations. He has studied at Sidwell Friends, Bowdoin College, and now makes his home in Maine. youthful Hougan found himself struggling with a lack of knowledge in many areas, but he was able to take on many challenges and eventually matriculated at Bowdoin College with a goal to obtain a degree in philosophy. After some time at Bowdoin, Hougan was hired as an Assistant Professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City. This would be where Hougan would spend the majority of his career until his recent move to Maine.Hougan has found that while he loves a challenge, he is also very impressed by the patience and determination it takes to stay afloat in a continuously changing environment. While Hougan loves to teach, he also recognizes that he is not the best person to do this entirety of the education process on his own. He has Bruin parents who have always been supportive and have always been there to guide him in his chosen path. He would like to thank them for their encouragement and support throughout his journey. In addition to his parents, Hougan would like to thank his wife for her patience and understanding, and his four children for their dedication to learning.In his free time,hougan enjoys spending time with his wife, his children, and his grandchildren. He also enjoys spending time outdoors, playing the violin, and spending time reading. Hougan feels that his education has taught him much about life, and that through his experiences, he has gained a great amount of experience and insight into the world. He believes that his education has also equipped him with the ability to grow and develop skills that will benefit him in his professional and personal endeavors.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Extensive Background: Matthew Hougan was born in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 15, 1987. After graduating from college, Hougan worked as an analyst at MetaMarkets, where he was responsible for developing and managing liquidity for the company's exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Hougan then moved to EquBot, where he became the company's first ever chief executive officer. Hougan held this position from January 2015 to December 2015. Hougan then joined ETF.com as the company's global head of editorial, where he was responsible for developing the company's content and overseeing all exchange-traded fund content. Hougan also helped Boris Topsham running the company's largest and most successful fund-of-funds, the All-Star Total Return ETF. Hougan left ETF.com to become President of ETF.com from January 2007 to December 2009. Hougan also served as a member of the board of directors at Informa from January 2016 to February 2018.