Karen Finerman is an American businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality. Co-founder of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc., she is also President of the firm. She is a board member of the Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...

 Foundation for Parkinson's Research and trustee of the Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named for Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State . In 2011, Montefiore Medical Center was ranked as #6 of the 180 New York City...

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An excellent (2007) interview by the UK Guardian provides more biographical information .

Finerman's sister, Wendy Finerman

Wendy Finerman

Wendy Finerman is an American producer of nearly a dozen feature films. She was one of three producers who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Forrest Gump in 1994 and a BAFTA Award for Fairy Tale in 1998. She has also produced such popular films as The Fan, Stepmom, Drumline, and The Devil...

, is a Hollywood producer. Her brother is real estate financier Mark Finerman of Greenwich, CT. Her husband is Lawrence E. Golub, a founder of Golub Capital, a private investment firm formed in 1994.

Karen Finerman is also a panelist on the show "Fast Money" on CNBC.