Join Edward A. Snyder (Ted), the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management, and Logan Bender '19 for a discussion of recent disappointing performance of top U.S. tech stocks, also known as the Magnificent Seven. They'll also explore rising threats from outside the 'Mag Seven,' including AI-driven search tools and open-source language models that could disrupt Big Tech's dominance. This session marks the launch of Ted and Logan's Briefings on High-Tech Industries, a series of free public events inspired by their popular elective, Economic Analysis of High-Tech Industries, where they offer timely insights on major trends shaping the tech sector.
Speakers
Edward A. Snyder
Ted is the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management at the Yale School of Management. He has applied IO frameworks to over thirty industries and product markets in the course of his academic and professional career. This set includes liquid crystal displays, video streaming, payment systems, pharmaceuticals, optical disk drives, and modem chips used in smartphones. He studied economics at the University of Chicago. He served as Dean of three business schools and founded the Global Network for Advanced Management.
Logan Bender
Logan is a CFA charter holder and Yale MBA (specialization in asset management). During his career as a global technology investor and research analyst at Putnam and First Analysis, Logan has specialized in high-tech industries including software, internet platforms, and semiconductors, with particular emphasis on the U.S. and China. Logan also has experience with venture investment focusing on series A and B stage investments in vertical SaaS, human capital technology, and other high growth differentiated software businesses.