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.
Latest insights
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17 September 2024
In response to the voice of its clients, Celent is writing a series of reports on the tech vendors supporting the GenAI initiatives at financial… -
11 September 2024
Retail wealth management is poised to become the next frontier for alternative investments. Celent's recent report, Embracing Alternatives in We… -
10 September 2024
Wealth management executives in Asia-Pacific report the highest expected growth in IT budgets in 2025 of any region in the world, at 5.9% year-o… -
22 August 2024
Wealth management executives across Europe report accelerating IT budgets in 2024 and 2025. Competitive threats from fintechs and other challeng…
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