Inside the ICE House, a podcast produced by Intercontinental Exchange, takes listeners behind the historic façade of the New York Stock Exchange and inside the global financial marketplace. The episodes, recorded in the Library of the NYSE, features conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries who walk through our doors with a dream of building businesses and changing the world. Their stories have made the NYSE, now part of ICE’s ecosystem of markets, clearing houses, data provider, and listings services, an indispensable institution for over 234 years.
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November 5, 202618 min
ETF Central: A Conversation with State Street Investment Management CBO Anna Paglia
Anna Paglia, Chief Business Officer at State Street Investment Management, joins Lance Glinn on ETF Central to discuss how the ETF industry has evolved and where it is headed. She explains how the ETF wrapper has opened markets to small investors and how growing retail participation, now about 25% of flows, is shaping product development and client education. They discuss AI, which Paglia says will make professionals better at their jobs but cannot replace human judgment. They also cover innovation in active, income, and buffered ETFs and how State Street balances its legacy with new launches.
November 3, 202611 min
Midterm Markets in Focus: Phil Rosen on election season, AI, & the road to 2027
Midterm election years bring plenty of political noise, yet history shows the fourth quarter and the year that follows have tended to deliver above-average stock returns. Phil Rosen goes Inside the ICE House to unpack these seasonal patterns, including the strength that has typically followed October lows. He also weighs whether AI has created a new market regime that could make decades of historical data less reliable. The conversation explores why October carries a reputation for crashes even though the month has averaged a gain. Rosen closes with his case for energy heading into 2027.
October 30, 202632 min
Episode 558: Hershey's Stacy Taffet on Keeping Nostalgia Sweet While Modernizing a Legacy
Hershey is entering a new era of growth by reimagining a 130-year-old legacy for the next generation of snackers. Chief Growth and Marketing Officer Stacy Taffet goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how the company balances bold innovation with the tried-and-true brands consumers grew up loving. She explores how AI-powered insights, premiumization, and category expansion are reshaping Hershey's portfolio. Taffet also breaks down the outsized importance of Halloween and how brand storytelling, consumer curiosity, and a willingness to refresh iconic products will drive Hershey's next chapter.
October 28, 202634 min
Episode 565: Federated Hermes CEO Chris Donahue on AI, Liquidity + Why Trust Powers Progress
After 50 years at Federated Hermes and 28 as CEO, Chris Donahue says the culture its founders built in Pittsburgh is still the engine behind the firm’s staying power. He goes Inside the ICE House to discuss why clients value daily liquidity at par above all else and how the firm’s $700 billion liquidity business acts as ballast for the entire enterprise. Donahue explains why he approaches AI with enthusiasm and caution, and why he believes it will raise the quality of the work rather than reduce jobs. He also covers tokenized money market funds, the central role of trust in digital infrastructure, and how the firm approaches private markets and private credit.
October 22, 202628 min
Episode 564: Diary of A CEO's Steven Bartlett on Embarrassment, Obsession, and the Human Edge
Steven Bartlett has built Diary of a CEO into one of the largest podcasts in the world, with over 20 million YouTube subscribers, and he believes the future of media belongs to what is irreplaceably human. The Diary of a CEO host goes Inside the ICE House to discuss why obsession is the common thread among the 600 to 700 leaders he has interviewed. He explains why betting on what won’t change, such as the need for human connection, matters more than predicting the future in an era of AI-generated content. Bartlett shares how his team focuses on rapid experimentation, owning their audiences rather than renting them from algorithms, and constantly reinventing the show to avoid complacency. He also previews the next chapter, including the creator platform steven.com and his push into human documentaries as the next frontier for podcasting.
October 21, 202650 min
ETF Central: An Introduction to the Schwab International Bond ETF
Riz Hussain, investment strategist and portfolio consultant, and John Greves, managing director and head of multi-asset strategy at Schwab Asset Management, join Bilal Little on ETF Central to discuss Schwab’s new international bond index, built in partnership with ICE. They walk through how the index is constructed, including its focus on investment-grade bonds from developed markets and its approach to currency exposure. The conversation covers the current interest rate environment, differences in central bank policy around the world, and how the index fits into the broader portfolio construction process at Schwab. They also address common questions about international bonds, including how to source the allocation, the role of duration, and how the index compares with domestic fixed income.
October 19, 202622 min
Episode 563: Genius Sports CEO Mark Locke on Prediction Markets and the Data Behind the Game
Genius Sports supplies official data to sportsbooks, market makers, and prediction markets fighting for the same customers. CEO Mark Locke goes Inside the ICE House to discuss why regulation will evolve while demand for wagering endures. He explains why official league data is becoming the standard for settlement and what drove the launch of Prediction.com. Locke also shares how partnerships with Chris Paul and the NFL are bringing AI-powered data to fans.
October 14, 202632 min
Episode 562: Centrus CEO Amir Vexler on Nuclear’s Comeback and the Fuel Powering Its Future
Nuclear is back at the center of the energy conversation, and Centrus is racing to rebuild America’s domestic fuel supply chain. CEO Amir Vexler goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how the war in Ukraine, surging power demand, and the push for energy independence have reshaped the industry. He breaks down HALEU, the dense fuel powering next-generation microreactors, and why traditional LEU enrichment will remain the market’s backbone. Vexler also explains how Centrus, the only American company manufacturing its own centrifuges, is preparing to meet both commercial and national security needs.
October 12, 202636 min
Episode 561: Circle CCO Kash Razzaghi on Arc, AI Agents and the Race to Make Money Instant
Circle has launched Arc Mainnet, which CEO Jeremy Allaire calls the company’s most significant launch since USDC itself. CCO Kash Razzaghi goes Inside the ICE House to discuss how the institutional-grade blockchain, backed by founding validators including ICE, Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, and DTCC, is built around privacy, trust, and instant settlement. He explains why AI agents will transact very differently than humans, with micropayments reaching volumes that dwarf human activity. Kash makes the case that sending money is headed toward near-zero cost and near-zero time, just like texts and email.
October 8, 202631 min
Public/Private: HarbourVest's Scott Voss on Idiosynchronicity and AI's Wild Ride
Private markets are entering a moment where the macro is tightly linked but investment outcomes are increasingly scattered. HarbourVest's Scott Voss goes Inside the ICE House to unpack "idiosynchronicity," the theme driving the firm's 2026 mid-year outlook. He explores how AI has become an asset class of its own and why the IPO window is open but highly selective. Voss also examines the blurring line between public and private markets and why operational improvement is replacing financial engineering as the key source of alpha. He closes with his "$100 trillion question" on who writes the rules for the ocean floor, AI, and space. HarbourVest Partners, LLC (“HarbourVest”) is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. This material is solely for informational purposes; the information should not be viewed as a current or past recommendation or an offer to sell or the solicitation to buy securities or adopt any investment strategy. In addition, the information contained in this document (i) may not be relied upon by any current or prospective investor and (ii) has not been prepared for marketing purposes. In all cases, interested parties should conduct their own investigation and analysis of any information set forth herein and consult with their own advisors. HarbourVest has not acted in any investment advisory, brokerage or similar capacity by virtue of supplying this information. The opinions expressed herein represent the current, good faith views of the author(s) at the time of publication, are not definitive investment advice, and should not be relied upon as such. This material has been developed internally and/or obtained from sources believed to be reliable; however, HarbourVest does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of such information. The information is subject to change without notice and HarbourVest has no obligation to update you. There is no assurance that any events or projections will occur, and outcomes may be significantly different than the opinions shown here. This information, including any projections concerning financial market performance, is based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. The information contained herein must be kept strictly confidential and may not be reproduced or redistributed in any format without the express written approval of HarbourVest.
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