Karen Shaw Petrou
Karen Shaw Petrou | |
|---|---|
University of California at Berkeley | |
| Occupation(s) | Financial analyst and consultant |
| Notable work | Engine of Inequality: The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America |
| Spouse | Basil Petrou (died 2021)[1] |
Karen Shaw Petrou is an American financial analyst and co-founder of Federal Financial Analytics,[2] where she provides analytic and advisory services on legislation, public policy, and regulatory issues that affect financial services in the United States and foreign countries.[3]
Biography
Petrou grew up in Briarcliff Manor, New York.[4] At age 18, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa – losing her reading vision in her mid-30s, and requiring a guide dog at age 50.[4]
Education
Petrou received an undergraduate degree in political science from
Career
In 1977, Petrou began her career at Bank of America in San Francisco.[5] By age 27, she had become vice president at Bank of America in Washington DC.[4] In 1985, she co-founded her own company – Federal Financial Analytics – with her husband, Basil Petrou, to "...provide analytical and advisory services on legislative, regulatory, and public-policy issues affecting financial services companies".[5]
Notable accomplishments
- Petrou, Karen (2021). Engine of Inequality: The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America. ISBN 978-1119726746.
- Petrou, Karen (April 23, 2019). "BioBonds: Unlocking Billions for Biomedical Treatment and Cure". socialinnovationsjournal.org.
- Innovator of BioBonds COVID pandemic and did not receive a vote.[8]
- Authored multiple
- C-SPAN – participant in eight financial-panel discussions broadcast between 2003 and 2023.[14]
- NPR – multiple interviews as financial analyst, broadcast on National Public Radio between 2008 and 2019.[15][16][17][18]
- Speeches and presentations before the US Congress; the European Central Bank; the International Monetary Fund; and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Chicago.[19]
Service
- Vice Chair (at large) on the Board of Directors of Foundation Fighting Blindness.[20]
- Advisory board member for the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, Boston University School of Law.[5]
References
- ^ "The Karen And Basil Petrou Legacy Education Initiative". Foundation Fighting Blindness. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Financial Analytics". fedfin.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Karen Shaw Petrou Bio". socialinnovationsjournal.org. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c Cortellessa, Eric (October 29, 2018). "Has This Woman Figured Out How to Cure Blindness?". Washington Monthly. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Karen Shaw Petrou". The Federalist Society. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Petrou, Karen (August 25, 2021). "BioBonds: Generating Billions in Private-Sector Investment Speeding Treatment and Cure" (PDF). biobonds.org. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Rush, Rep. Bobby L. (May 21, 2021). "H.R.3437 - LOANS for Biomedical Research Act". congress.gov. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "LOANS for Biomedical Research Act (2021 - H.R. 3437)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Karen Petrou". American Banker. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Bloomberg Opinion Author Karen Petrou". bloomberg.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Petrou, Karen. "Fix Deposit Insurance, or the Bank Bailouts Won't Stop". www.barrons.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Petrou, Karen (April 13, 2022). "Central bankers cannot afford to ignore the pain in commodities". Financial Times. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Petrou, Karen (December 26, 2021). "Let's re-emphasize the 'social' aspect of our ESG investments". mint. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "C-SPAN Videos | Karen Shaw Petrou". www.c-span.org. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "More Bank Failures May Follow IndyMac". npr.org. July 13, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Another Shoe Drops: Citigroup Acquires Wachovia". npr.org. September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Fannie Mae: Now Free From Debt But Still Under Government's Wing". npr.org. February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Germany's Largest Bank Announces Enormous Restructuring". npr.org. July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Karen Petrou: books, biography". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Foundation Fighting Blindness|Board of Directors". fightingblindness.org. Retrieved April 16, 2023.