Karen Finerman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a panelist on CNBC’s “Fast Money” since 2007.
Co-founded Metropolitan Capital Advisors in 1992, growing the hedge fund to $400 million under management before converting it to a family office in 2016.
Author of the New York Times bestseller “Finerman's Rules: Secrets I'd Only Tell My Daughters About Business & Life,” published in 2013.
Hosts the women's business podcast “How She Does It.”
Serves on the board for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research since 2003 and is a member of the Undergraduate Executive Board at Wharton.
Graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1987.

Biography

Karen Finerman is an American businesswoman and television personality. She co-founded Metropolitan Capital Advisors, a New York-based hedge fund, in 1992. Under her leadership, the company grew from $4 million to $400 million under management before converting to a family office in 2016. Since 2007, Finerman has been a panelist on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” a role that has led to frequent speaking engagements.