Ken Abbott

Bio

Ken Abbott is a former managing director at Bank of America, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley. He retired from Wall Street in 2018 to become a teacher. He works primarily at Baruch College in New York City, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students. He also provides interview coaching there. In addition, he teaches at New York University, where he has been an adjunct faculty member for 20 years. After 10 years living in New York, he and his wife moved to New Jersey, where they have been since 1994. They also have a home in Vermont, where they enjoy skiing and hiking.

Education

• MSc, Statistics and Operations Research - Stern School of Business (NYU) - New York, USA - 1994
• MA, Economics - New York University (NYU) - New York, USA - 1991
• BA, Economics - Harvard University - Cambridge, MA - 1983

Employment

• Barclays - Managing Director - New York, USA - 2015-2018
• Morgan Stanley - Managing Director - New York, USA - 2005-2015
• Bank of America - Senior Vice President - New York, USA - 2000-2005
• ABM AMRO Bank - Senior Vice President - New York, USA - 1998-2000
• Bankers Trust Company - Managing Director - New York, USA - 1984-1988

WQU Courses

• Financial Markets
• Financial Econometrics
• Risk Management
• Capstone

Fun Fact

Ken plays clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn, harmonica, and tuba.

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