Karen Lisa Finerman (born February 25, 1965) is an American businesswoman and television personality. Early life and education Finerman was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Jane and Gerald Finerman. She was raised in Beverly Hills, California with sisters Wendy, Leslie, and Stacey, and a brother, Mark. Finerman graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1983. In 1987, she graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Career Co-founder of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc., Finerman is also President of the firm. She is a board member of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and trustee of the Montefiore Medical Center. She is a member of the board of GrafTech International, Ltd. Finerman is a panelist on the show Fast Money on CNBC. She is a founding Master Player of the Portfolios with Purpose contest. Her first book, Finerman's Rules: Secrets I'd Only Tell My Daughters About Business and Life was published by Hachette Book Group's Business Plus on June 4, 2013. Personal life Finerman has four children (two sets of twins) and is married to Lawrence E. Golub, who manages Golub Capital, a credit asset manager. References Further reading External links American broadcast news analysts Living people Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni CNBC people People from Beverly Hills, California Jewish American journalists Journalists from California 1965 births 21st-century American Jews