Daniel (Dan) Ives is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities since 2018. He also serves as the Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush. Dan has been a tech analyst on Wall Street for over two decades, covering software and the broader technology landscape. He began his career as a financial analyst at HBO before earning his MBA in Finance and becoming a globally recognized technology equity research analyst and Managing Director at FBR Capital Markets, where he spent 16 years focusing on enterprise software and hardware sectors—including cybersecurity, cloud computing, big data, and the mobile landscape. A major area of his current research is electric vehicles and disruptive technologies expected to shape the next decade.
Dan is a highly sought-after tech expert, regularly speaking at events across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia. He frequently appears on television networks including CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Fox News, BBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, France 24, Sky News, ABC Australia, and TV Tokyo, among others, to provide expert commentary on the technology sector. He has also appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, PBS NewsHour, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Daily Show. Dan can often be heard on tech-related radio segments for Bloomberg, ABC News, NPR, BBC, and other major outlets. His insights are regularly cited by global publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, Chicago Tribune, New York 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 The New York Times, among many others. In 2024, he was named the “Best Dressed Man on Wall Street” by the New York Post in a featured fashion profile.
He holds a B.S. in Finance from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Maryland.
Twitter handle: @DivesTech.
Daniel Ives: Antitrust Concerns and the Accompanying Media Glare Bump up Tech's Headline Risks in the Short-Term
Daniel Ives: Right Now, It's a Two Horse Race in Cloud With Microsoft and Amazon
Daniel Ives: This Was a Golden Move by Nadella, as It Has Been a Major Catalyst for Enterprises to Upgrade
Daniel Ives: Microsoft Should Transform Into a Cloud Behemoth Over the Coming Years
Daniel Ives: Most at Risk Would Be Amazon
Facebook Has a Bright Spotlight on Them, Especially Post Cambridge
Netflix Continues to Be Miles Ahead of the Competition
Daniel Ives: At A High-Level, AB 5 Is A Torpedo To The Gig Economy
Daniel Ives: If AB-5 Passes, Uber And Lyft Are Likely To Challenge It In Court
Daniel Ives: Likely Result, Business Model Tweaks And Potential DOJ/FTC Fines