Cathie Wood

Cathie Wood
Wood in 2020
Born
Catherine Duddy

1955 (age 6970)
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BS)
Occupation(s)CEO and CIO of Ark Invest
SpouseRobert Wood (divorced)
Children3

Catherine Duddy Wood (born 1955) is an American investor and founder, chief executive officer (CEO), and chief investment officer (CIO) of Ark Invest, an investment management firm.

Her flagship ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund (ETF) has received accolades for its performance in 2017, 2020 and 2023, but is also considered by Morningstar to be the third highest "wealth destroyer" investment fund from 2014–2023, losing US$7.1 billion of shareholder value in ten years.