# Jonathan Steinberg

> Jonathan Steinberg is the New York-based founder and CEO of WisdomTree, Inc., the parent of WisdomTree Asset Management. His business evolved from Individual Investor Group, founded in 1988, into an ETF issuer that launched its first 20 funds in June 2006. A former Bear Stearns analyst and author of Midas Investing, he has subsequently directed WisdomTree’s expansion into blockchain-based investment infrastructure.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at WisdomTree, Inc.
- **Organizations:** WisdomTree, Inc., WisdomTree Asset Management, Fnality International Limited, The Digital Chamber, Individual Investor Group, Inc. (formerly), Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. (formerly)
- **Education:** The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Created and developed WisdomTree’s proprietary index methodology., Built an ETF business from a financial-publishing predecessor., Launched 20 WisdomTree ETFs in June 2006.

## Career timeline

- **1986–1988** — Worked as an analyst in Bear Stearns’ Mergers and Acquisitions Department.
- **1988** — Bought the Penny Stock Journal and developed Individual Investor; the predecessor business underlies WisdomTree’s corporate history.
- **1991** — Took the financial publishing business public.
- **1996** — Published Midas Investing through Times Books, a Random House division.
- **1999** — Encountered ETFs through editorial coverage of the Nasdaq-100 tracking shares; married Maria Bartiromo.
- **2001** — Closed Individual Investor magazine during the dot-com downturn and pursued index development.
- **2006** — WisdomTree launched its first 20 ETFs in June.
- **2012–2019** — Served as WisdomTree president, alongside the CEO role.
- **2015** — Received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year New York Award and ETF.com’s award for 2015 lifetime achievement, discussed in a 2016 interview.
- **2022** — Joined Fnality International’s board in May.
- **2025** — Joined The Digital Chamber’s advisory board in July; named CEO of the Year at the Wealth Management Industry Awards.
- **2026** — WisdomTree introduced WisdomTree Onchain on September 29, reporting tokenized fund assets above $1.2 billion.

## Achievements

- Created and developed WisdomTree’s proprietary index methodology.
- Built an ETF business from a financial-publishing predecessor.
- Launched 20 WisdomTree ETFs in June 2006.
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 New York Award.
- ETF.com Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015.
- Chief Executive Officer of the Year, 2025 Wealth Management Industry Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — WisdomTree introduced WisdomTree Onchain on September 29 and reported over $1.2 billion in tokenized fund assets; its release listed 15 SEC-registered tokenized funds across eight public blockchains.
- **2026-06** — At BNY’s INSITE26 conference in Denver, Steinberg discussed the evolution from publishing to ETFs and his investment in tokenization.
- **2026-04** — WisdomTree’s proxy statement recorded his 2025 Wealth Management Industry Awards CEO of the Year recognition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wisdomtree.com/us/insights/contributors/jonathan-steinberg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jono-steinberg

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