I graduated from Bates College and obtained an MBA in economics and finance from New York University and a law degree from Pace University Law School. And I have a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst}...view moreI graduated from Bates College and obtained an MBA in economics and finance from New York University and a law degree from Pace University Law School. And I have a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst} certification, the highest certification in the investment field. I was a Wall Street securities analyst for 30 years, specializing primarily in the oil and gas industry and, for a while, managed a mutual fund invested in Canadian equities. I was the only analyst to spot either the devastating 1973 oil crisis or the equally damaging 1978 gasoline crisis and I spotted both of them well in advance.
ater I was also employed as an attorney specializing in legal research and the writing in memoranda of law, motion papers and appellate briefs. I have had some 30 or more letters and articles published in various newspapers, including the NY Times, on a variety of topics. I also served on a special “citizens committee” to evaluate a proposal to form a county owned public utility to serve Westchester (NY) county that would have replaced the investor owned utility; my detailed analyses of the facts and issues were instrumental in the rejection of the proposal by the voters.view less