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MUSEUM NEWS
MoAF Offers Free Virtual and In-Person Programs and Announces Plans for 2025 Gala
I am pleased to report that in 2024 , we have already reached several thousand students , adults and finance professionals with our educational and public programming , thanks in part to our many new and existing valued partnerships . This summer , we continued our partnership with the New York Public Library ’ s Thomas
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David J . Cowen | President and CEO
Yoseloff Business Center on our free financial education series for adults . The eightpart “ Investing A to Z ” virtual series ran from mid-July through early September . In addition , in July and August we ran our weekly virtual Museum Finance Academy @ NYPL series , which reached 550 teens and young adults from across the country .
The fall session of the Museum Finance Academy ( MFA ) is currently underway , with the top achievers earning scholarships ranging from $ 500 –$ 1,000 . This national program is offered in a virtual format in two time zones ( Eastern and Central ), and the fall session is sponsored by ConEdison .
We continue to build our board of trustees and most recently welcomed Jorge Nario — head of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology ( FCAT )— to our board . Over the past year , we have developed a close relationship with FCAT , as they have participated in our programs and were a major sponsor of our 2024 Gala . In the last few months , trustees Ric Edelman , Mark Shenkman , Dick Sylla and I have visited their creative design space as we further the connection . In August , I was joined by Collections Manager Sarah Poole and IT Manager Robert Dinkelmann as we presented our “ Origins of the Capital Markets ” class at Fidelity ’ s Covington , Kentucky campus . We presented four different sessions to more than 300 employees . I am also honored to be the keynote speaker at FCAT ’ s Patents Award event on October 22 .
Also this fall , we are in the midst of a busy events season , with programs offered in both virtual and in-person formats . Virtual programs — presented as part of the MoAF / Fordham Financial Issues Forum — include Rob Lalka on The Venture Alchemists ( 9 / 25 ); BCG Economists Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz on Shocks , Crisis and False Alarms ( 10 / 10 ); J . Doyne Farmer on Making Sense of Chaos ( 10 / 24 ); and Paulina Bren on She- Wolves : The Untold History of Women on Wall Street ( 11 / 7 ). In-person events include our annual Great Crashes Walking Tour ( 10 / 26 ) and the “ Calling the Shots : Investing in Sports ” panel ( 10 / 30 ). We invite you to attend any or all of these free events . If you are interested in watching any virtual programs that you may have missed ( or re-watching the ones you particularly enjoyed ), they will be available on our website at www . moaf . org / videos .
Looking ahead to next year , I am excited to announce plans for our 2025 Gala , which will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Thursday , March 6 . Mark Carney , former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England and currently the chairman of Brookfield Asset Management , will receive the Whitehead Award for Distinguished Public Service and Financial Leadership . Our Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to investing legend Peter Lynch , vice chair of Fidelity Management & Research . Stay tuned to our website for more details on this event , which will be released later this fall .
David Cowen presents the Museum ’ s “ Origins of the Capital Markets ” class at Fidelity ’ s campus in Covington , Kentucky .
4 FINANCIAL HISTORY | Fall 2024 | www . MoAF . org