Bob Pisani
Author; Broadcaster; Former Senior Markets Correspondent, CNBC; Keynote Speaker
Bob’s keynote is rooted in what he’s learned covering markets over the last three decades. Bob explains how markets have changed, what really moves stock prices, and why forecasting is so hard, even for experts. Through storytelling and analysis, Bob helps audiences better understand market behavior, investor psychology, and the forces shaping finance today. His aim is to make markets more accessible for individual investors, financial professionals, and corporate leaders.
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After 35 years at CNBC, Bob Pisani stepped away from his role as senior markets correspondent on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and began a new chapter, one focused on speaking, consulting, and sharing the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime covering the intersection of markets and media. Bob still plans to collaborate with CNBC Pro as a Contributor and to help build out their content and conference business.
For 28 years, Bob reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as CNBC’s senior markets correspondent. Surrounded by traders, he covered the movement of major indices, corporate earnings, IPOs, the SEC, market structure, the impact of global economic and political developments on investor behavior, the growth of indexing and passive investing, and the remarkable rise of ETFs. He witnessed the remarkable transition from traders shouting on the floor of the NYSE to nearly all-electronic trading.
When Bob started in this role, it was still possible to talk about the U.S. stock market in isolation. Not anymore. Bob has been praised for his ability to explain how interconnected the world has become, from China to Europe to emerging markets, and how financial data and political change influence market performance.
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From the Trading Floor to Your Portfolio: Lessons from the Epicenter of Finance
Bob Pisani has witnessed the most dramatic transformation in financial market history from a unique vantage point on the NYSE floor—from the days of brokers shouting orders in the trading pit to today's lightning-fast electronic markets. Through vivid behind-the-scenes stories involving market legends, celebrities, and world leaders, he brings to life the human drama that unfolds at the intersection of money, power, and emotion. Pisani shares hard-won lessons from covering every major market event of the past quarter-century, revealing the mistakes even sophisticated investors make repeatedly and the timeless principles that actually work.
Making Sense of the Uncertain
Drawing from 35 years of reporting live from the NYSE floor, Bob Pisani reveals why predicting market movements remains so challenging even for Wall Street's brightest minds. Through firsthand accounts of the Asian Financial Crisis, the dot-com bubble, 9/11, and the Great Financial Crisis, he tackles the essential question every investor faces: if forecasting is so difficult and stock-picking so hard, how should we approach building wealth in uncertain times?
How Markets Really Work: Lessons from the Front Lines of Finance
For nearly three decades, CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, covering every major financial event from the dot-com boom to 9/11 to the Great Financial Crisis.
In this compelling keynote, Pisani distills what he's learned over 28 years at the epicenter of global markets into powerful insights on how financial systems actually work and what that means for today’s investors, business leaders, and decision-makers.
Blending real-world lessons from his book Shut Up and Keep Talking with behind-the-scenes stories involving iconic CEOs, political leaders, and cultural figures, Pisani explores:
- Why market forecasting is so often wrong, even at the highest levels
- What really moves stocks, and why stock picking is so difficult
- How behavioral finance has changed the way we understand risk and decision-making
- The rise of index investing and how it's reshaped market dynamics
Whether your group is managing capital, navigating uncertainty, or simply trying to make smarter decisions, Pisani delivers practical insights with wit, warmth, and authority. A rare, insider’s view of the financial world — from someone who’s seen it all.
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