Enquire, an AI-enabled investment research platform with an embedded expert network, announced the appointment of Barry Hurewitz as Chief Executive Officer. Hurewitz, who joined the company as President in June 2025, succeeds founder Cenk Sidar, who is stepping down after leading the company through a period of growth, product expansion, and AI innovation.
Hurewitz brings 35 years of experience in financial intelligence, analytics, and research innovation. Prior to joining Enquire, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Research at UBS, where he founded UBS Evidence Lab, one of Wall Street’s early alternative data and insights platforms. He also held leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, where he founded and led AlphaWise and helped establish Visible Alpha, which was acquired by S&P Global in 2024. His career has also included leadership positions at McKinsey.
The leadership transition comes as investment professionals face increasing pressure to generate differentiated insights and make decisions more quickly in complex and information-dense markets. Under Hurewitz’s leadership, Enquire plans to expand its AI-powered research infrastructure, deepen enterprise adoption, and introduce new solutions for investment professionals, corporate strategy teams, and research organizations.
Enquire’s platform combines expert networks, AI workflows, and institutional knowledge systems into a research environment used by hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks, corporate development teams, investor relations departments, consultants, and credit research organizations. The company serves enterprise clients globally, including consulting firms, asset managers, and financial institutions.
The company’s product suite includes its Research Center, which generates institutional-quality analysis on companies, industries, themes, and markets through proprietary analytical frameworks. Enquire also offers an AI-Led Interview Engine designed to conduct AI-moderated expert interviews at scale, as well as an Ask Experts Q&A Engine that connects clients with vetted experts for strategic insights and validation.
Looking ahead, Enquire said its roadmap centers on advancing AI-led interviews and research workflows that become increasingly adaptive and self-improving. The company is developing systems capable of conducting dynamic expert interviews, synthesizing diverse market perspectives, and continuously enhancing analytical outputs across research use cases.
The CEO transition follows a period of expanded enterprise adoption, new product introductions, and ongoing investment in AI-powered research capabilities.
KEY QUOTES:
“Enquire has reached an important inflection point. We built the company around the idea that the future of research combines human expertise with AI-driven intelligence at scale. With the launch of our AI-led interview capabilities and growing enterprise demand, now is the right time for a leader with Barry’s experience building world-class research platforms to guide the company through its next phase of growth. I’m incredibly proud of what our team has built and excited about where Barry will take Enquire next.”
Cenk Sidar, Founder, Enquire
“Barry brings a rare combination of strategic vision, operational leadership, and deep understanding of how workflows across public and private markets are evolving. He has spent decades building trusted research and analytics organizations for the global investment community, and we believe he is uniquely positioned to scale Enquire’s platform, expand its client impact, and define the next generation of AI-powered research.”
Todd Benson, Advisor, Enquire and Former Co-Head, Citi Private Equity
“AI is fundamentally reshaping how research is produced and consumed. But the future is not about replacing human insight, it’s about scaling it intelligently. Enquire has built a powerful foundation that combines expert intelligence, AI moderation, and institutional knowledge in a way the market has not seen before. We have an opportunity to create the operating system for modern research organizations, helping clients move faster, generate differentiated insights, and build scalable intelligence capabilities across their businesses.”
Barry Hurewitz, Chief Executive Officer, Enquire
