Karen Finerman | |
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 Finerman is a panelist of CNBC's Fast Money | |
| Born | Karen Lisa Finerman February 25, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Television panelist and businesswoman |
| Notable credit | Panelist of CNBC's Fast Money |
| Spouse | Lawrence E. Golub |
| Children | 4 |
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| Website | www |
Karen Lisa Finerman (born February 25, 1965) is an American businesswoman and television personality.
Finerman was born to a Jewish family, [1] the daughter of Jane and Gerald Finerman. She was raised in Beverly Hills, California with sisters Wendy, Leslie, and Stacey, and a brother, Mark. [2] [3] Finerman graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1983. In 1987, she graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. [4] [5]
Co-founder of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc., Finerman is also President of the firm. [6] [7]
Finerman serves on the Board of Advisors to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. [8]
She is a board member of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and trustee of the Montefiore Medical Center. [4] She is a member of the board of GrafTech International, Ltd. [9]
Finerman is a panelist on the show Fast Money on CNBC. [10] [11]
She is a founding Master Player of the Portfolios with Purpose contest. [12]
Her first book, Finerman's Rules: Secrets I'd Only Tell My Daughters About Business and Life was published by Hachette Book Group's Business Plus on June 4, 2013. [13]
She also hosts the women's business podcast How She Does It on Airwave Media and HerMoney. [14] [15]
Finerman has four children (two sets of twins) and is married to Lawrence E. Golub, who manages Golub Capital, a credit asset manager. [16] [17]
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