IN THIS ISSUE
▶ By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
▶ By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
IN THIS ISSUE
4 Message to Members
By David Cowen , President and CEO
4 The Ticker
The Museum honored four financial leaders at its 2023 Gala ; the annual benefit resumed as an in-person event on March 13 .
5 Connecting with Connections : India House ’ s “ Basic Commodities of Commerce ”
▶ By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
8 Educators ’ Perspective
The Personal Finances of Presidents , Part 3 : George Washington
▶ By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
39 Book Reviews
For Profit : A History of Corporations , by William Magnuson . Reviewed by Michael A . Martorelli How the World Really Works , by Vaclav Smil . Reviewed by Daniel C . Munson
41 Trivia Quiz
ON THE COVER
Trading on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange ( Cboe ), 1975 . See related article , page 20 .
DEPARTMENTS
Cboe Global Markets
TRUSTEES
Peter A . Cohen , Chair Andover National Corporation
Andrea de Cholnoky , Co-Vice Chair Golden Seeds
Karen Seitz , Co-Vice Chair Fusion Partners
Sanford Crystal , Treasurer Alliant Insurance Services , Inc .
Alvi Abuaf Motive Partners Private Equity
Peter Akwaboah Morgan Stanley
Sabrina Bailey London Stock Exchange Group
Gregory Bauer Moody ’ s ( retired )
Marcy Cohen ING Americas
David J . Cowen , President / CEO Museum of American Finance
Lawrence A . Cunningham The George Washington University
Patrick Curtin Citi
John P . Davidson III OCC
Charles Elson University of Delaware
Eileen Fahey Fitch Ratings
Martin Fridson Lehmann , Livian , Fridson Advisors LLC
Adam Goldstein Archer Aviation
Martha Clark Goss American Water Works
Cory Gunderson Protiviti
Bradford Hu State Street Corporation
Carol Kaimowitz Retired Insurance Executive
Glenn Kaufman Kaufman Family LLC
Ranch Kimball Glorious Cahoots Capital Partners
Mitti Liebersohn Savills
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
Joseph Mecane Citadel Securities
Anders Nemeth Oliver Wyman
Eamon Nolan Vinson & Elkins
Elizabeth O ’ Melia Dow Jones
Chris Perry Broadridge
Brad Peterson Nasdaq
Bob Pisani CNBC
Scott Reddel Accenture
Mark Shenkman Shenkman Capital Management , Inc .
David L . Shuler Paxos
Maria Smith Smith Affiliated Capital ( SAC )
Richard Sylla New York University
Saul Van Beurden Wells Fargo
Dan Veru Palisade Capital Management
Charles Wait The Adirondack Trust Company
John E . Herzog , Chairman and Trustee Emeritus
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