About
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, and investor known for his bold 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 acclaimed podcast *The Portal*, where he explores ideas in physics, economics, culture, and society, and is widely 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.
