“My family is humbled and excited to invest in Georgetown, and in doing so, give back to a country that has provided us with so many opportunities,” Michael Psaros says.
When Aggarwal wanted to create the center after the 2008 financial crisis to foster objective, research-driven dialogue on critical issues facing the financial markets, Psaros made a $500,000 gift to support her vision. Now, at a pivotal moment for financial market regulation and policymaking, this transformative gift will allow the center to fulfill its ambition to be the undisputed leader in the field.
In addition to renaming the center, the gift expands opportunities for research and outreach executed by the expanded center’s leaders in partnership with students. The Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy will host world-class convenings, bringing together market participants, policymakers, and leading academics to provide solutions for emerging challenges in global finance. The center will also benefit from the experiences of the most accomplished industry and policy leaders, supported by the gift’s funding for Visiting Distinguished Fellows and a Fellows Excellence Fund.
“I cannot tell you how excited and grateful we are to announce the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy,” Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia says. “This is an extraordinary moment for Georgetown, for our McDonough School of Business—but also for our nation—as we think about the kind of work, analysis, scholarship, and research that this new center will enable us to do.”