IN THIS ISSUE
IN THIS ISSUE
4 The Ticker
The Museum honors Joe Ricketts and Lawrence Summers at its 2017 Gala and opens two new exhibits .
4 Message to Members
By David Cowen , President and CEO
9 Connecting to Collections
The Mazer Collection Features Documents Signed by Hundreds of Historical Figures
By Sarah Poole , Collections Manager
10 Educators ’ Perspective
Spies , Abolitionists and the Origins of Credit Rating Agencies
By Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
36 Book Review
Narrative & Numbers : The Value of Stories in Business , by Aswath Damodaran
Reviewed by James P . Prout
39 Trivia Quiz
ON THE COVER
Images from the Museum ’ s new exhibit , “ For the Love of Money : Blacks on US Currency ,” on loan from the Museum of UnCut Funk . See articles , pages 6 and 20 .
DEPARTMENTS
TRUSTEES
Richard Sylla , Chairman New York University
Andrea de Cholnoky , Vice Chair Golden Seeds
Robert Muccilo , Treasurer Consolidated Edison
Alvi Abuaf Financial Services Executive
Gregory Bauer Moody ’ s
Marcy Cohen ING Americas
David J . Cowen , President / CEO Museum of American Finance
Sanford Crystal Crystal & Company
John P . Davidson III Citigroup
Charles Elson University of Delaware
Adam Goldstein Vettery
Martha Clark Goss American Water Works
Cory Gunderson Protiviti
Robert Hotz Houlihan Lokey
Alfred F . Hurley , Jr . Emigrant Bank
Myron Kandel CNN
Glenn Kaufman Kaufman Family LLC
Bradford Kopp Financial Services Executive
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
Marge Magner Brysam Global Partners , LLC
Richard B . Payne , Jr . Financial Services Executive
Anthony Scaramucci SkyBridge Capital
Verne O . Sedlacek Financial Services Executive
Karen Seitz Fusion Partners
Mark Shenkman Shenkman Capital Management , Inc .
Kevin Shine Shine Financial Services
David L . Shuler itBit
Maria Smith Smith Affiliated Capital ( SAC )
Andrew Soussloff Enfoca Investments Ltd .
Ewout Steenbergen S & P Global
Charles Wait The Adirondack Trust Company
John E . Herzog , Chairman and Trustee Emeritus Herzog & Co .
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