Can't Stop. Won't Stop. GameStop 101

Event Description

Do you have absolutely no idea what's going on with GameStop and why everyone is talking about it, but you feel like it must somehow be important? In this session, participants with little to no knowledge of finance, shorting stocks, GameStop, Robinhood, and Reddit will get an introduction to these topics and build a basic understanding of what's happened over the past few weeks with GameStop's stock price. The session will examine the various players involved, motivations, a timeline of what's happened so far, and potential outcomes, with an eye toward bureaucracy and politics.

Event Speaker Bio

Nadine Farouq is a career public servant with over a decade of experience in economics, national security, and policy analysis across the U.S. government. Most recently, she served as an economic officer at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, where she worked across agencies and governments to advance U.S. economic and security priorities. Nadine is a current adjunct lecturer in the Masters of Science in Threat and Response Management Program

Prior to her work at the State Department, she worked as an intelligence analyst and in roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (now the Development Finance Corporation) in Washington, DC. She worked in media prior to joining the government.

A native Texan and citizen of the world, Ms. Farouq holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Master of Arts in International Trade and Investment Policy from the George Washington University, and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) in Fontainebleau, France.

In addition to English, Ms. Farouq speaks French, Indonesian, Bengali, and Spanish with varying degrees of competency. Outside of work, she spends her time on yoga, cooking, and volunteering as a crisis counselor.