Mathematicians often make good economists, formally trained in the subject or not. Does he deny he's an economist? Does look like it:
"Eric Weinstein is a Mathematician, Economist, and a frequent public speaker on a variety of subjects within the sciences. Currently, he is Managing Director of Thiel Capital "
"Eric Ross Weinstein (
/ˈwaɪnstaɪn/; born October 26, 1965)
[2] is an American
investor and financial executive."
"Eric Weinstein is an American mathematician and economist. He earned his Ph.D in mathematical physics from Harvard University in 1992, is a research fellow at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University,"