The (Not So?) Magnificent Seven?

Event Details

Join Edward A. Snyder (Ted), former Dean of the Yale School of Management and Professor of Economics and Management, and Logan Bender '19, technology investor, for a glimpse into the Yale SOM classroom.

At the event on April 24, they will discuss what's behind disappointing performance of top U.S. tech stocks, also known as the Magnificent Seven, after unprecedented growth in the past few years. They'll also explore rising threats from outside the 'Mag Seven,' like AI-driven search tools and open-source language models that could disrupt Big Tech's turf. This session marks the launch of Ted and Logan's Briefings on High-Tech Industries, a series of free public events inspired by their popular elective, Economic Analysis of High-Tech Industries, where they offer timely insights into key developments in the tech sector.

Speakers

Edward A. Snyder (Ted)
Former Dean & William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management at Yale School of Management
Edward A. Snyder (Ted) is the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management at the Yale School of Management. He has applied IO frameworks to over thirty industries and product markets in the course of his academic and professional career. This set includes liquid crystal displays, video streaming, payment systems, pharmaceuticals, optical disk drives, and modem chips used in smartphones. He studied economics at the University of Chicago. He served as Dean of three business schools and founded the Global Network for Advanced Management.
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Logan Bender '19
Technology Investor
Logan Bender is a CFA charter holder and Yale MBA (specialization in asset management). During his career as a global technology investor and research analyst at Putnam and First Analysis, Logan has specialized in high-tech industries including software, internet platforms, and semiconductors, with particular emphasis on the U.S. and China. Logan also has experience with venture investment focusing on series A and B stage investments in vertical SaaS, human capital technology, and other high growth differentiated software businesses.
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