John Coates

John Coates is a former Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist, uniquely positioned to explore the intersection of finance and biology.

His background in both fields allows him to provide a distinctive perspective on risk-taking behavior in financial markets.

Coates spent 12 years on Wall Street before transitioning to academia, where he now conducts research on the physiological aspects of decision-making in high-stress environments.

His work focuses on how hormones and the body's stress response system influence financial risk-taking and market volatility.

Coates' interdisciplinary approach combines insights from neuroscience, psychology, and economics to shed light on the biological underpinnings of financial behavior.