Diego Espinosa
CEO and Co-Founder @ Kith AI Lab
About
'm a finance expert turned AI-native software CEO. I saw an opportunity to combine the two.That opportunity stems from the "SaaSpocalypse" — the idea that SaaS and AI don't mix. Claude Code and Cowork signaled it for the markets, and they haven't looked back.The situation: every investment firm running on SaaS has a decision to make. Jump early, absorb manageable risk, see outsized gains — or wait for the pack. I know what I would do as CIO or COO, because it's an asymmetric bet.Seeing that bet, I set out to build a whole-firm OS for investment firms. PE, hedge fund, VC, family office. It runs on Claude Code, the SaaS killer. So it has billions in Anthropic investment behind it. We take those billions and close the last mile with a migration path.The methodology extends beyond finance. At Kith AI Lab we also help enterprise firms build the human side of AI adoption — scored, transparent, management-visible.Time to jump.
-
United States
Computer Software
Strategy, Uncertainty Analysis, Complex Systems, Corporate Strategy Formulation, Collective Intelligence, Financial Modeling, Security Analysis, University Teaching, Valuation, Management, Start-ups, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Research, Finance, Consulting
Experience
CEO and Co-Founder
Kith AI Lab
We deploy a Claude Code-based, whole-firm OS for firms that are ready to move beyond SaaS.
CEO and Co-Founder
Kith Climate
Remote
Helping climate professionals and teams adopt Claude Code for climate work.
Healthcoin CEO
Consensys
Brooklyn, remote
Healthcoin was funded by ConsenSys Labs to build a "quantified self" health data platform. Selected by Plug & Play SV and TMCx accelerators.
Senior Adjunct Professor, MBA Faculty
University of San Diego - Knauss School of Business
San Diego
Designed an entire Financial Institutions course that "whiteboarded" how the ´08 crisis cascaded through the financial system. The course became the kick-off for a new Masters in Finance.
Investor and Hedge Fund PM
Private Firm
San Diego
Spotted a deep flaw in the machinery of the global financial system. Developed and executed an original, contrarian investing thesis that predicted the 2005-2008 financial crisis.
Director of European Equity Research
AB Bernstein
New York, London
Recruited and trained a new team of European securities analysts for a top research boutique. Shaped the team into original thinkers with the conviction to take differentiated views.
Chief U.S. Market Strategist
Credit Suisse
New York
Hired to make the call on U.S. markets based on a new, thematic approach to the then-dominant Internet sector. Merged out during DLJ acquisition.
Portfolio Manager, Global Equity
Scudder Investments (Now DWS Americas)
New York
Invested $10b across transformative global technology trends using a thematic approach.
Equities Analyst
Morgan Stanley
New York
#1-ranked LATAM Conglomerates analyst, aka "the everything analyst".
Project Leader
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Boston
My strategy work across emerging tech and transformative process re-engineering formed the foundation for my career.
Education
The Wharton School
Finance
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Concentration in Japanese Studies
Tufts University
Environmental Engineering
Diego Espinosa's Contact Information
Phone
Find the Right Leads
Find Verified Contact Data
What LeadContact does well
Find verified emails, phone numbers, and decision-makers with 98% accuracy.
Find Leads
Find the right people by company, role, industry, location, and more.
925M+ professional profiles
Find Emails
Access verified email addresses for your target contacts.
657M+ emails
Find Phone Numbers
Get cross-validated phone data from multiple top sources.
239M+ phone numbers
More Accurate. Lower Cost.
Find contact data in 1 tool with 98% accuracy
LeadContact integrates leading enrichment tools to deliver more accurate contact data—without paying for each one.
Great conversations start with the right contact.
It’s time to find yours.