Dr. Peter Knez

Dr. Peter Knez

Founder, Knez Ventures

Summary – Former Chief Investment officer Blackrock, following its acquisition of Barclays Global.

Investors (BGI) where he was Global Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income and Global Head of Fixed Income. In BGI, Peter grew AUM from $5 billion to $40 billion in U.S., doubled AUM to $80 billion globally and achieved 28% revenue growth year over year in actively managed products and ETFs. Prior to that, Peter held positions with Lincoln Capital Management and Goldman Sachs where he led quantitative research and Fixed Income. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Peter held professorship positions at Kellogg School of Management, University of Wisconsin and University of Chicago. Peter completed his PhD work at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago.

KNEZ VENTURES – Current positions

Chairman Venom Foundation – A non-profit organization that aims to create a robust and scalable blockchain infrastructure and promote the development of a self-sufficient ecosystem on top of it. Chairman of the Board ALLINDEX – A Fintech platform for the creation, customization and monitoring of personalized Indexes. Advisor and Board member – Auro Digital – A middle, back office Analytics platform for the management of digital assets.

Advisor Wisdomise – AI platform for trading, and managing digital assets.

Board Causis Group – EV mass transition platform focused on emerging markets.

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