Brendan Ahern Biography

Brendan Ahern is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at KraneShares where he is in charge of the firm’s research education and investor outreach efforts. 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 Brendan 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. This “from the ground up” experience forged his comprehensive expertise with all aspects of the ETF industry including product development marketing branding and business strategy.
He is considered a preeminent expert in global financial markets with a particular focus on China and is often sought after by leading business and financial outlets including but not limited to CNBC Bloomberg The Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Business Daily.
Ahern graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and has a Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco.

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