Karen Shaw Petrou Explained

Karen Shaw Petrou
Alma Mater:Wellesley College, University of California at Berkeley
Occupation:Financial analyst and consultant
Notable Works: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 Wellesley College, studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned an MA in political science from the University of California at Berkeley, where she was also a doctoral candidate.[3]

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

Service

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Karen And Basil Petrou Legacy Education Initiative. 2023-04-21. Foundation Fighting Blindness.
  2. Web site: Federal Financial Analytics . 2023-04-15 . fedfin.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Karen Shaw Petrou Bio . 2023-04-15 . socialinnovationsjournal.org.
  4. Web site: Cortellessa . Eric . 2018-10-29 . Has This Woman Figured Out How to Cure Blindness? . 2023-04-15 . Washington Monthly . en-US.
  5. Web site: Karen Shaw Petrou . 2023-04-16 . The Federalist Society. April 6, 2021 .
  6. Web site: Petrou . Karen . August 25, 2021 . BioBonds: Generating Billions in Private-Sector Investment Speeding Treatment and Cure . April 16, 2023 . biobonds.org.
  7. Web site: Rush . Rep. Bobby L. . May 21, 2021 . H.R.3437 - LOANS for Biomedical Research Act . 2023-04-20 . congress.gov.
  8. Web site: LOANS for Biomedical Research Act (2021 - H.R. 3437) . 2023-04-20 . GovTrack.us . en.
  9. Web site: Karen Petrou . 2023-04-16 . American Banker . en.
  10. Web site: Bloomberg Opinion Author Karen Petrou . 2023-04-20 . bloomberg.com. March 29, 2022 .
  11. Web site: Petrou . Karen . Fix Deposit Insurance, or the Bank Bailouts Won't Stop . 2023-04-20 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
  12. News: Petrou . Karen . 2022-04-13 . Central bankers cannot afford to ignore the pain in commodities . Financial Times . 2023-04-20.
  13. Web site: Petrou . Karen . 2021-12-26 . Let's re-emphasize the 'social' aspect of our ESG investments . 2023-04-20 . mint . en.
  14. Web site: C-SPAN Videos Karen Shaw Petrou . 2023-04-16 . www.c-span.org.
  15. Web site: July 13, 2008 . More Bank Failures May Follow IndyMac . 2023-04-20 . npr.org.
  16. Web site: September 29, 2008 . Another Shoe Drops: Citigroup Acquires Wachovia . 2023-04-20 . npr.org.
  17. Web site: February 21, 2014 . Fannie Mae: Now Free From Debt But Still Under Government's Wing . 2023-04-20 . npr.org.
  18. Web site: July 8, 2019 . Germany's Largest Bank Announces Enormous Restructuring . 2023-04-20 . npr.org.
  19. Web site: Karen Petrou: books, biography . 2023-04-22 . Amazon.com . en-us.
  20. Web site: Foundation Fighting BlindnessBoard of Directors . 2023-04-16 . fightingblindness.org . en.

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