Chris Bendtsen
Biography
Chris Bendtsen is a Senior Analyst for Celent’s wealth management (“WM”) practice and is based out of the firm’s New York office. His focus areas include IT spending priorities and forecasts, portfolio construction solutions, advisory platforms, WealthTech startups, and emerging asset classes such as private markets, alternative investments, and digital assets.
Chris’s research and advisory experience spans financial services technology, blockchain and crypto, emerging startups, venture capital trends, digital marketing, and forecasting.
Prior to joining Celent, Chris was a Lead Analyst covering fintech and venture capital at CB Insights and before that a Principal Researcher at Gartner covering financial services and digital marketing. Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.
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