Colleen Baker

PhD (Wharton) Professor Baker is an expert in banking and financial institutions law and regulation, with extensive knowledge of over-the-counter derivatives, clearing, the Dodd-Frank Act, and bankruptcy, in addition to being a mediator and arbitrator. Previously, she spent time at the U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Business, the U. of Notre Dame Law School, and Villanova University Law School. She has consulted for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and for The Volcker Alliance. Prior to academia, Professor Baker worked as a legal professional and as an information technology associate. She is a member of the State Bars of NY and TX.

Education

• B.A., University of Notre Dame
• M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
• J.D./M.B.A., University of Virginia
• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Legal Studies University of Oklahoma - Price College of Business (2017)
• Consultant and Mediator Consultant (2012)
• Senior Fellow Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (2015 — 2016)
• Lecturer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2014 — 2015)
• Associate Professor of Law and Concurrent Assistant Professor of Finance The University of Notre Dame (2010 — 2014)
• Instructor and Teaching Assistant The Wharton School (2006 — 2010)
• Reuschlein Teaching Fellow Villanova University (2008 — 2008)
• Associate Allen & Overy (2004 — 2005)
• Information Technology Associate Morgan Stanley (1998 — 2000)