Cathie Wood

CEO & Founder, Ark Invest

Search every verified Cathie Wood interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Cathie Wood, CEO and founder of Ark Invest, has appeared on multiple media outlets in recent months to discuss her investment outlook, focusing on artificial intelligence, SpaceX, Bitcoin, and the U.S. economy. On Fox Business, she stated that SpaceX could become "history's biggest company" and described the current period as a "once in a generation build up" driven by productivity growth. She also said she is increasing investments in SpaceX and defense companies, and argued that the U.S. can "leapfrog China" in AI because China "has old technology now." In other appearances, Wood said she believes productivity growth will accelerate to 5-6% within five years, and that government statistics on employment and inflation have become "very distorted." She expressed support for new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, saying his task force on data could bring in private data sources that would show inflation is lower than official figures suggest. Wood has maintained a bullish stance on Bitcoin, stating that "our conviction in it has not been diminished" and that she would "consider increasing exposure to Bitcoin as many are worried about the four-year cycle." She described Bitcoin's value proposition as "non-government and seizure-resistant money," contrasting it with stablecoins, which she said are "an extension of government money" and could increase the dollar's influence by exporting dollars to emerging markets. On Tesla's robotaxi service, Wood said after a ride in Austin that "slowly, slowly, slowly is moving into all at once," and predicted Tesla would win "most of the market" in autonomous ride-hailing. She also argued that auto production has already peaked, and that the cost of transportation could fall to 25 cents per mile. Wood has described the Federal Reserve's 2022 interest rate hikes as a "mistake" that prolonged a supply shock, and said she expects deflation is a "real possibility" due to technology.