Daniel Ives

Managing Director, Global Head of Technology Research


ANALYST BIOGRAPHY

Daniel Ives is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities since 2018. Dan has been a tech analyst on Wall Street for over two decades covering the software and the broader technology sector. He spent the first few years of his career as a financial analyst at HBO and then received his MBA in Finance before becoming a globally known technology equity research analyst and Managing Director with FBR Capital Markets for 16 years, focusing on the enterprise software/hardware sectors including cyber security, cloud computing, big data technology, and the mobile landscape. A major area of his research focus is electric vehicles and disruptive technology over the next decade.

Dan is a highly sought after tech expert around the world, has been a keynote speaker across the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia and regularly makes television appearances on networks such as CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, BBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, France 24, Sky News, ABC Australia, TV Tokyo and many networks around the world to provide commentary related to his technology expertise. Dan has also appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, PBS NewsHour, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, and CBS Evening News. Dan can be heard regularly doing radio on the tech sector for Bloomberg, ABC News, NPR, BBC, and other radio programs. Dan is often cited globally by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investors Business Daily, Chicago Tribune, NY Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The Telegraph, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Magazine, Le Monde, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Daily Mail, South China Morning Post, Barron's, The Times of London, Financial Times, Le Figaro, The Sydney Morning Herald, and New York Times, among many others. Named by the New York Post in 2024 as the “Best Dressed Man on Wall Street” in a fashion profile article.

Dan is a recipient of the Edward Wedbush Onward and Upward Award, the highest honor at Wedbush, embodying the spirit and vision of Ed through growth, service, and client satisfaction.

He holds a BS in Finance from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Maryland.

Twitter handle: @DivesTech

ANALYST EDGE

Daniel’s Edge: What sets Daniel apart is his deep relationships with management teams in both the public and private sector developed throughout his decades-long career. He is very entrenched in the VC community and has hundreds of customers/IT product managers/CIOs who he regularly speaks with to maintain his finger on the pulse with regard to spending and secular themes in the field. He has become a valuable resource when it comes to understanding trends in consumer behavior and deciphering companies’ direction in tech and software development.

COMPANIES UNDER COVERAGE

  • Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
  • C3.ai (AI)
  • Canoo (GOEV)
  • Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (CHKP)
  • Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc. (CCSI)
  • Cognyte Software Ltd. (CGNT)
  • Cyberark Software Ltd (CYBR)
  • DocuSign (DOCU)
  • Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (ELMS)
  • Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (FFIE)
  • Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT)
  • General Motors Company (GM)
  • Getaround, Inc. (GETR)
  • Lyft, Inc. (LYFT)
  • Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
  • Nice LTD (NICE)
  • Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
  • Pegasystems, Inc. (PEGA)
  • Planet Labs PBC (PL)
  • Qualys, Inc. (QLYS)
  • Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN)
  • Salesforce.com (CRM)
  • SoundHound AI Inc (SOUN)
  • Telos Corp. (TLS)
  • Tenable Holdings, Inc. (TENB)
  • Tesla (TSLA)
  • The Metals Company Inc (TMC)
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)
  • Varonis Systems, Inc. (VRNS)
  • Verint Systems, Inc. (VRNT)
  • VinFast Auto Ltd (VFS)
  • Xos Inc. (XOS)
  • Zscaler Inc. (ZS)