Eric Weinstein

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, and investor known for his contributions at the intersection of theoretical physics, finance, and institutional critique. He earned his PhD in mathematical physics from Harvard University in 1992, with a dissertation extending self-dual Yang-Mills equations to higher dimensions, and has held research positions at MIT, the Hebrew University, Harvard, and as a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford’s Mathematical Institute. As former Managing Director of Thiel Capital in San Francisco and co-founder of the Natron Group, Weinstein brings deep expertise in managing financial risk and incentivizing innovation in science and technology. He is the creator and host of the podcast The Portal, where he explores ideas in physics, economics, culture, and society, and is recognized for proposing Geometric Unity, a geometric framework aimed at unifying general relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics. A frequent keynote speaker, Weinstein challenges conventional thinking on topics ranging from elite labor markets and immigration to the stagnation of scientific progress and the future of discovery.