The annual Financial Markets Quality (FMQ) conference was be held in person on October 14, 2022. Topics included crypto legislation, digital assets, ESG & climate disclosure, market structure, and an update on regulatory and policy.
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Based in Washington, D.C., at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy has a legacy of impact – from its origins following the 2008 financial crisis to its ongoing expertise on timely issues at the intersection of finance and policy.
Through influential thought leadership and rigorous, independent, and timely research, the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy impacts policy and practice for market participants around the world.
Housed at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the Psaros Center accomplishes this by:
Through these activities, the Psaros Center delivers innovative solutions. enriches the intellectual life of the university, and inspires meaningful change.
More than a decade after providing seed capital to establish a financial markets and policy center at the McDonough School of Business, Michael G. (B’89) and Robin Psaros (Parents’21) are committing $11 million to build the newly renamed Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy into the preeminent destination for unbiased expertise at the intersection of finance and policy.
Psaros Center AnnouncementThe Psaros Center for Financial Markets & Policy was founded in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 economic crash. The collapse and bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers, followed by the precipitous market crash, uncertainty across major global financial institutions, and subsequent government bailouts, showed a clear need for unbiased dialogue among market professionals, scholars, and policymakers. The Psaros Center’s founding principle was to give a voice to the financial markets and create an ongoing dialogue for the good of industry practices and policy.
More than ten years later, the Psaros Center addresses the urgent financial markets issues of today and informs the future of global finance. A policy and research center within Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, it brings together industry professionals, policymakers and scholars through nonpartisan, solutions-driven platforms.
The Psaros Center holds webinars, seminars, and interviews with some of the world’s most influential leaders in markets and policy. From its foundation of rigorous research and policy, the Center addresses timely issues with the leaders at the forefront of shaping our financial systems now and defining the priorities and solutions of the future.
David Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of The Carlyle Group
Stacey Cunningham
President of the New York Stock Exchange (former)
Mary Callahan Erdoes
Chief Executive Officer of Asset & Wealth Management
J.P. Morgan Chase
Chairman Jay Clayton
Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Media Mentions, News
The lessons of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, explained by the negotiators who were there
The outcome in 2011 revealed that even getting close to a default was dangerous and had a problematic impact on the economy, experts say. “This is an entirely human-made crisis that adds extra cost to the taxpayer, that can lead to market volatility, and that’s totally avoidable,” said David Vandivier, a former Treasury Department official.
February 1, 2023
Media Mentions, News
Veterans of the Obama-era debt ceiling standoff on the current one: We may be doomed
“It feels like there’s a desire to get closer and closer to the brink,” said David Vandivier, who was a senior Treasury official during the 2011 negotiations. “At a certain point, you don’t know where the line is.”
January 26, 2023
Media Mentions, News
Here’s What Investing Experts Are Watching in 2023, From Inflation to China’s Economic Reopening
“The markets will be very volatile,” predicts James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “There are a lot of things which could move the market.” Experts say there are five factors affecting the stock market that they’ll be monitoring this year.
January 9, 2023
Where might the world economy be heading in the years ahead? RSVP to see what @Citi global chief economist, Nathan… https://t.co/cK7O5Wozgr
New article by @Vox featuring comments from our executive director, David Vandivier, about the #DebtCeiling crisis… https://t.co/mL5GlHgkIq
RT @GeorgetownJack: Jack saw his shadow so that means six more weeks of winter! ❄️ Maybe now we’ll get some snow on the Hilltop? #Groundhog…
Our executive director, David Vandivier, shares his thoughts on the debt ceiling standoff with @politico: https://t.co/04w1gwywAB
