Mission
Since its establishment in 2016, the Center for Financial Services (CFS) has facilitated conferences, symposia, panels, lectures, and networking events, bringing together the latest developments in research and practice to encourage meaningful exchanges on critical issues in the financial services sector. The Center’s core mission is to connect, educate, partner, and inspire.
Advisory Council
The CFS Advisory Council provides strategic expertise to guide the mission and direction of the Center. The Council advises on selecting topics and sponsors for CFS events, while expanding the network of participants. Members also serve as a valuable resource for CFS initiates such as continuing education, industry engagement, student development, and networking.
Director
Kathleen Weiss Hanley joined the faculty in 2015 as the Bolton-Perella Chair in Finance and as the Director of the Center for Financial Services. From 2011 to 2013, she was the Deputy Chief Economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Deputy Director in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis where she oversaw the integration of economic analysis into policy and rule-making across a broad range of topics in financial economics including the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. In addition, she managed the Divisions research activities, data analytics and risk assessment initiatives. Prior to that time, she was a Senior Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the Risk Analysis section and a Senior Financial Economist at the SEC. She has been on the faculty at the University of Maryland and at the University of Michigan.