IN THIS ISSUE
▶ By David Cowen , President and CEO
▶ By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
▶ By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
▶ Reviewed by James P . Prout
IN THIS ISSUE
4 Message to Members
▶ By David Cowen , President and CEO
4 The Ticker
The Museum awards scholarships to five high school students who excelled in the Museum Finance Academy and prepares for the 2024 MoAF Gala on March 7 .
6 Connecting with Collections
The Museum adds the Henry George Stebbins Noble manuscripts to its collection .
▶ By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
7 Trivia Quiz
8 Educators ’ Perspective
The Personal Finances of Presidents , Part 6 : Gerald Ford
▶ By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
44 Book Review
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel , by Douglas Brunt
▶ Reviewed by James P . Prout
ON THE COVER
Portrait of Charlie Munger , vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway , taken in 1988 . See related article , page 12 .
DEPARTMENTS
Bonnie Schiffman Photography
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 )
Douglas Cifu Virtu Financial
Marcy Cohen ING Americas
David J . Cowen , President / CEO Museum of American Finance
Lawrence A . Cunningham Mayer Brown
Patrick Curtin Citi
John P . Davidson III OCC
Ric Edelman Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
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
Kirk Haldeman J . P . Morgan Chase & Co .
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 Y2X
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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