IN THIS ISSUE
4 The Ticker
The Museum moves its annual Gala to a virtual format and announces Roger W . Ferguson , Jr . and Brian Moynihan as honorees .
4 Message to Members
By David Cowen , President and CEO
4 Message to Members
By David Cowen , President and CEO
6 Connecting to Collections
By Sarah Poole
43 Book Review
The Hour of Fate : Theodore Roosevelt , JP Morgan , and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism , by Susan Berfield . Reviewed by James P . Prout
44 Financial History Trivia Quiz
ON THE COVER
Broad Street in Charleston , South Carolina , showing St . Michael ’ s Church , 1861 . The Antebellum period witnessed substantial business ownership by “ Free People of Color ”— or FPCs — in Charleston . See related article , page 22
DEPARTMENTS
Library of Congress
TRUSTEES
Peter A . Cohen , Chair Andover National Corporation
Andrea de Cholnoky , Co-Vice Chair Golden Seeds
Karen Seitz , Co-Vice Chair Fusion Partners
Robert Muccilo , Treasurer Consolidated Edison
Alvi Abuaf Motive Partners Private Equity
Gregory Bauer Moody ’ s
Marcy Cohen ING Americas
David J . Cowen , President / CEO Museum of American Finance
Sanford Crystal Crystal & Company
Lawrence A . Cunningham The George Washington University
John P . Davidson III OCC
Peter Davis EY
Charles Elson , Advisory Trustee University of Delaware
Eileen Fahey Fitch Ratings
Adam Goldstein Vettery
Martha Clark Goss American Water Works
Cory Gunderson Protiviti
Robert Hotz Houlihan Lokey
Bradford Hu Citi
Carol Kaimowitz Retired Insurance Executive
Myron Kandel CNN
Glenn Kaufman Kaufman Family LLC
Ranch Kimball Glorious Cahoots Capital Partners
Mitti Liebersohn Avison Young
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
Joseph Mecane Citadel Securities
Elizabeth O ’ Melia S & P Global Ratings
Verne O . Sedlacek Financial Services Executive
Mark Shenkman Shenkman Capital Management , Inc .
David L . Shuler itBit
Maria Smith Smith Affiliated Capital ( SAC )
Richard Sylla New York University
Saul Van Beurden JPMorgan Chase
Charles Wait The Adirondack Trust Company
John E . Herzog , Chairman and Trustee Emeritus
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