Daniel Scott Souleles

Dr. Daniel Scott Souleles is an Associate Professor at the Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School. A sociocultural and ethnographic anthropologist with a Ph.D. in applied anthropology from Columbia University, he explores wealth, value, and inequality in the United States. His research spans financial capitalism, focusing on private equity, employee-owned companies (ESOPs), algorithmic trading, and political systems.

• Education: Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology, Columbia University (New York City).

Research Interests: Dr. Souleles investigates the generation, control, and distribution of wealth, work, and worry in financial capitalism. His work combines ethnographic fieldwork with critical analysis of economic systems, including studies of Catholic hermit monks, venture capital, and the Massachusetts State Legislature. Future research will examine democratic systems and political transformation.

Key Publications: His recent book Whoosh Goes the Market (2024) analyzes algorithmic trading and alienation, while earlier works include Songs of Profit, Songs of Loss (2019) on private equity and inequality, and articles in Economic Anthropology (2017) and Critique of Anthropology (2019). Themes across his publications highlight financial markets, labor dynamics, and cultural critiques of capitalism.

Networks: Dr. Souleles is affiliated with the Energy & Climate Finance Network, reflecting his interest in economic systems and their societal impacts.