Michael Kotlarz is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Power Analytics Global focusing on disruptive technologies. Michael has helped DNDA by providing access to Power Analytics’ AI systems and personally creating the one for DNDA. He attended our Summits and San Diego and Singapore (DNDA24 and 25). He is a wonderful champion of our work. His 25 years of experience in analyzing the nexus between technology and financial services has informed his strong belief that understanding new disruptive technologies will make or break the winners and losers of coming decades. Michael has spent the last several years focusing on cutting-edge data analytics including Data Science, Machine Learning, and A.I. and the practical application of these emerging technologies for his business partners.

Prior to Inference Ventures LLC, his consulting practice, he served as lead portfolio manager of OppenheimerFund’s $7 Billion large cap growth strategy and as the senior technology analyst for the OppenheimerFunds Growth Team. Investors Business Daily singled out his fund in its “Best Mutual Funds of 2015 Special Report.” Prior to joining OppenheimerFunds, he was a Managing Director at Ark Asset Management where he oversaw technology allocations for several multi-billion dollar investment vehicles. Prior to Ark he spent several years as a sell-side analyst including DLJ where he covered Storage Networking and Computer Hardware. He began his investment career at NatWest Securities and holds a B.S. from Cornell University.