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Cathie Wood is an American investment manager, founder, CEO, and CIO of Ark Invest, an investment firm that focuses on disruptive innovation and technology. Wood’s prominence in the financial sector is marked by her strategic investment in technology stocks and her role in managing high-profile, actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as the ARK Innovation ETF.

Wood’s career in investment began at Capital Group in 1981. She subsequently held multiple roles at Jennison Associates, including chief economist, equity research analyst, portfolio manager, and managing director, over an 18-year tenure. In 2014, she established Ark Invest, emphasizing investments in sectors like genomics, autonomous vehicles, and fintech, often centering on companies like Tesla, Roku, and Square.