Edgar Perez

Former Vice President for Citi & Author of the AI Breakthrough

  • Council Member at the Gerson Lehrman Group
  • Former Consultant with McKinsey and IBM
  • Contributor to China’s Sina Finance and The New York Times

Discover Edgar Perez’s biography of published work below.

Knightmare on Wall Street
Knightmare on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets

When Edgar Perez is booked for events, they are known to discuss the following speaking topics:

The Next Evolution of the Internet
Long live Ethereum and CBDCs
“State-of-the-art” Deep Learning
Quantum Computing
The “Weakest Human Link” in Cybersecurity
The Future of Cybersecurity in the Metaverse
Generative AI and The Future of Artificial Intelligence
The Human Element in ChatGPT

Edgar Perez is a leading global technology and finance specialist, with expert knowledge in leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity, and deep learning to create pioneering business strategies. Edgar is also a renowned international speaker, regularly speaking at prestigious conferences such as the MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference, Cyber Security World Conference and Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference. Frequently booked by notable organisations like the Marriott, Macys, Harvard Business School and BMW, Edgar is an eloquent speaker who seamlessly links disruptive technologies with business strategy.

Beginning his career as a Business Development Analyst for 1-800-Flowers.com, Edgar went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School with a dual major in Finance and Management. Soon after graduating, he landed the role of Consultant with McKinsey before joining IBM as a Consultant in 2005. Showcasing exceptional talent, Edgar’s next role was Vice President at Citi, a financial services giant with over 200 years of experience. He then served as an Advisor for Golden Networking, providing exclusive access to industry-wide leaders and experts for business executives.

Highly sought after for his accomplished financial knowledge, Edgar is a consultant for major private equity and hedge funds and a Council Member at the Gerson Lehrman Group, Guidepoint Global Advisors and Internal Consulting Group. Making regular appearances on CNBC, FOX Business, Bloomberg, CNN, CCTV and The Wall Street Journal, he is also a frequent contributor to China’s Sina Finance and The New York Times. Edgar is also the distinguished author of The Speed Traders, The AI Breakthrough, and Knightmare on Wall Street.

Having delivered over 500 presentations to thousands of executives globally, Edgar is a popular speaker who boasts eminent clients including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations. A foremost expert on disruptive technology, Edgar’s ability to integrate cutting-edge technology into business strategies is pioneering and makes him highly demanded by leading organisations. When booked for speaking engagements, Edgar articulately speaks on deep learning, quantum computing, AI and cyber security.

In October 2023 we sat down virtually with Edgar Perez and discussed the biggest challenges in disruptive technology. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Edgar Perez.

Official Testimonials

Edgar Perez is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:

“Thank you very much for your participation in Berlin at the European Institute CEO Roundtable. Your presentation was fascinating, a really informative session. The delegates seemed to hang off your every word! We greatly appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to join us for the event and look forward to working with you again in the near future.”

Karen, Director, European Institute

“We were much honored to host you at our annual conference held at our Washington DC headquarters. The Market Abuse Unit investigates large-scale market abuses and complex manipulation schemes by institutional traders, market professionals and others. As such, we were focused on the discussion of these topics in your book The Speed Traders, copies of which we purchased for each of our unit supervisors. We really appreciated your first-hand impressions of the current trading world as well as your thoughts on how trading practices will evolve in the future.”

David, Chief, Market Abuse Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

“Edgar’ speech gave us a lot of inspiration. We can see how young entrepreneurs have big dreams. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming really displayed long-term thinking, and now they are the biggest competitors in the world. I enjoyed his speech a lot!”

Rupert, Chairman, Hurun Report

“We loved the enlightening way in which you conducted your presentation on the Metaverse. Thanks to this approach, we are aware of the impact that social networks and video games have today on the advancement of virtual worlds. All attendees were very interested in the subject, which was evidenced in the questions asked at the end of the presentation. We would really love to have your participation in a future opportunity.”

Nicole, President, IEEE UNMSM

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